Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 14.0% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 86.8% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$79.69
¥12,406
|
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