Riga vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$532
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$2647
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4764th and 4098th ($1113 vs $1335) 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 596th and 8th 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
$11.7
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$13410

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1012
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1028
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1143
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$960
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$908
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$948
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1138
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1065
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1150
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$969
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1122
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$993
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1060
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1089
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1116
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1099
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1099
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1109