Indianapolis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	59
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	888K	595K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 92% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1079th and 4631st ($2405 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 237th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$18197

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Riga

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