Indianapolis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	61
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	888K	605K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 97% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1378th and 4764th ($2189 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 191st and 596th 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	$25.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$13840

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220