Cost of living comparison
India is 59.0% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in India instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.43
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Latvia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.29
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Latvia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.87
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.99
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Latvia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€321.10
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.80
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Latvia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€245.24
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.76
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.40
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.41
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.09
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€98.10
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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