Indianapolis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
888K
595K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 90% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1140th and 4678th ($2374 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 289th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Riga

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Indianapolis Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$17597

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406