Riga vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$549
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
40
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
606K
5.94M

The cost of living in Riga is 40% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4604th and 6358th ($1135 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Surat. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 535th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$1785

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$1362
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$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361