Riga vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$619
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$2542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
82
97
🏙️ Population
605K
3.76M

The cost of living in Riga is 5% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4556th and 4404th ($1270 vs $1336) 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 1.9 months in Yokohama. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 625th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$18032

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$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1071
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1051
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1017
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$959
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1139
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$958
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$935
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1046
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$968
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1113
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1040
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$971
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1078
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1073
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1088
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$971
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1029
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1050
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1085
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1068
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1073