Riga vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$933
🏠 One person rent
$592
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
40
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
595K
5.94M

The cost of living in Riga is 89% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4631st and 7534th ($1254 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Latvia and India, respectively. Check Latvia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 657th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Surat

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Riga Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$877

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$893
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$938
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$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

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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
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$329
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$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
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$350
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$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
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$717
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$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
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$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
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$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298