Riga vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3419
🏠 One person rent
$568
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
605K
3.76M

The cost of living in Riga is 16% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4132nd ($1169 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 580th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$12546

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1079
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1115
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$976
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1153
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1070
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$942
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1003
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$983
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1124
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1057
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1060
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1133
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1641
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$988
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1069
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1086
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1106
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1084
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1079
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1121
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1034
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1073
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1096
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1092