Indianapolis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
61
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
888K
605K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 87% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1397th and 4672nd ($2187 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 159th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$13962

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363