Riga vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$568
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
40
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
605K
5.94M

The cost of living in Riga is 49% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6501st ($1169 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and India, respectively. Check Latvia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 580th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$1527

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$1377
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$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

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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348