Riga vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Riga | Surat | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Riga is 80% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4556th and 7068th ($1270 vs $705) 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 45th in India, while ranked 625th and 6284th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
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| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
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| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
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| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
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| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
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| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
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| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Navsari | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Vadodara | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Nashik | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Nadiad | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Vasai | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Malegaon | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Godhra | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kalyan | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Thane | |
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| 239 km or 148 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Rajkot | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mumbai | |
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| 284 km or 177 mi | Jalgaon | |
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| 314 km or 195 mi | Pune | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ratlam | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Porbandar | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Indore | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ujjain | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Udaipur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Bhuj | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Satara | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Akola | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Latur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Solapur | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Amravati | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Sangli | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Pali | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Nanded | |
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| 526 km or 327 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 541 km or 336 mi | Kota | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Bijapur |