Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 16.8% more expensive than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.1% less in Tokyo
- Groceries
-
pay 82.4% more in Tokyo
- Transportation
-
pay 43.2% more in Tokyo
- Housing
-
pay 50.6% more in Tokyo
- Childcare
-
pay 3.3% more in Tokyo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.7% more in Tokyo
- Clothing
-
pay 28.6% less in Tokyo
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Tokyo are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Tokyo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.85
|
$6.51
¥976
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.66
|
$5.21
¥781
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.32
|
$1.12
¥167
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.75
¥112
|
|
pay 82.4% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$1.63
¥245
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.27
|
$7.01
¥1,051
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$5.89
¥882
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.63
|
$2.09
¥313
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.93
|
$3.26
¥489
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$2.38
¥356
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.06
¥159
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$2.65
¥397
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.40
|
$2.42
¥362
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$1.29
¥193
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$1.26
¥189
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.22
|
$4.42
¥663
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€29.56
|
$58.62
¥8,784
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€25,770.41
|
$21,767.76
¥3,261,789
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.35
|
$27.88
¥4,177
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.25
|
$31.86
¥4,774
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€493.25
|
$1,120.28
¥167,868
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€338.12
|
$582.98
¥87,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€224.89
|
$134.03
¥20,084
|
|
pay 3.3% more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€494.71
|
$533.29
¥79,911
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,401.94
|
$14,506.96
¥2,173,794
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.43
|
$3.26
¥488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.12
|
$3.40
¥510
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.83
|
$3.91
¥586
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€42.31
|
$67.16
¥10,063
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.85
|
$12.38
¥1,854
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€75.25
|
$52.60
¥7,882
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€40.25
|
$36.87
¥5,525
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€84.95
|
$63.41
¥9,502
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€111.28
|
$82.89
¥12,421
|
|
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