Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 3.6 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Latvia instead of India, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
India
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.65
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.36
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.48
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
India
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.17
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.72
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.43
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.33
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.55
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.96
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.21
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.60
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.77
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
India
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.19
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.20
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.16
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
India
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 87.2% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.24
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.00
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.21
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
India
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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