Chennai vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$142
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
59
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
6.6M
595K

The cost of living in Chennai is 67% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8947th and 4631st ($409 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in India and Latvia, respectively. Check India vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5131st and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Riga

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Chennai Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$18197

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$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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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