Riga vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$3307
🏠 One person rent
$588
$606
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$2765
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
595K
3.76M

The cost of living in Riga is 7% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4678th and 4482nd ($1248 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 668th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Yokohama

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Riga Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$16118

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1127
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1104
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1126
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1100
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$957
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1138
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$980
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$909
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1056
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$993
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$982
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1116
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1160
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1104
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1073
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$992
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1176
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$981
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1076
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1118
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1137
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$985
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1116
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1096
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1155
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1097
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1107
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1130