Riga vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$592
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1039
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
80
96
🏙️ Population
595K
3.76M

The cost of living in Riga is 5% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4631st and 4478th ($1254 vs $1326) 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 1.2 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 657th and 13th 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
$13.8
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$939
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$6237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$58.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$15140

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1358
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1118
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1088
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1108
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1005
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1085
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$922
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$967
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$859
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$958
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$951
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1128
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$978
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1144
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1679
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$946
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1094
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1105
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$959
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1087
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1131
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1004
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1070
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1080
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1094