Cost of Living Comparison Between Rivne and Varanasi Cost of Living Comparison Between Rivne and Varanasi

šŸ˜ Solo nomad: Rivne is 16.3% more expensive than Varanasi without rent, and 72% more expensive with rent.
šŸ˜ Family of 3: Rivne is 10.7% more expensive than Varanasi without rent, and 19% more expensive with rent.
Currency
šŸ½ Eating Out
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.38 ā‚“98.7
$2.3 ā‚¹197
3.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$12.02 ā‚“499
$8.47 ā‚¹724
41.91%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.58 ā‚“190
$3.53 ā‚¹302
29.75%
Cappuccino
$1.01 ā‚“41.93
$1.54 ā‚¹132
-34.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 ā‚“18.54
$0.33 ā‚¹28.26
36.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 ā‚“12.82
$0.1 ā‚¹8.73
210.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.94 ā‚“39.19
$1.77 ā‚¹151
-46.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.23 ā‚“51.2
$2.35 ā‚¹201
-47.66%
šŸ›’ Groceries & Markets
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.68 ā‚“28.37
$0.69 ā‚¹59.1
-1.45%
White Bread (500g)
$0.45 ā‚“18.57
$0.36 ā‚¹31.11
25.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 ā‚“48.65
$0.56 ā‚¹47.49
108.93%
Eggs
$1.02 ā‚“42.34
$0.94 ā‚¹80.6
8.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.47 ā‚“186
$3.62 ā‚¹310
23.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.95 ā‚“81.1
$2.49 ā‚¹213
-21.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.27 ā‚“177
-
-
Apples (1kg)
$0.35 ā‚“14.59
$1.56 ā‚¹133
-77.56%
Banana (1kg)
$0.83 ā‚“34.48
$0.62 ā‚¹52.9
33.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.99 ā‚“41.13
$0.93 ā‚¹79.4
6.45%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 ā‚“23.84
$0.35 ā‚¹30.29
62.86%
Potato (1kg)
$0.21 ā‚“8.71
$0.27 ā‚¹23.05
-22.22%
Onion (1kg)
$0.3 ā‚“12.44
$0.25 ā‚¹21.37
20.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.42 ā‚“17.54
$0.37 ā‚¹31.93
13.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 ā‚“14.79
$0.29 ā‚¹24.67
24.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.05 ā‚“85.2
$2.83 ā‚¹242
-27.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$3.23 ā‚“134
$6.68 ā‚¹571
-51.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 ā‚“31.34
$1.71 ā‚¹147
-56.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 ā‚“45.8
$2.6 ā‚¹223
-57.69%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
-
$4.67 ā‚¹399
-
šŸšŒ Getting Around
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ā‚“11.44
$0.61 ā‚¹51.8
-54.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$7.34 ā‚“305
$10.6 ā‚¹907
-30.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.87 ā‚“36.29
$0.22 ā‚¹18.82
295.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.2 ā‚“8.3
$0.11 ā‚¹9.75
81.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.83 ā‚“117
$1.17 ā‚¹100
141.88%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.36 ā‚“56.6
$1.16 ā‚¹98.9
17.24%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.7K ā‚“733.9K
$13.8K ā‚¹1.2M
28.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$18.9K ā‚“783K
$20.8K ā‚¹1.8M
-9.30%
šŸ§¾ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$45.93 ā‚“1,907
$14.05 ā‚¹1,202
226.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.19 ā‚“132
$3.67 ā‚¹314
-13.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.53 ā‚“230
$5.41 ā‚¹463
2.22%
šŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.39 ā‚“680
$12.54 ā‚¹1,072
30.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.25 ā‚“509
$5.93 ā‚¹507
106.58%
Cinema Ticket
$2.64 ā‚“110
$2.98 ā‚¹255
-11.41%
šŸ§ø Childcare & Education
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$294 ā‚“12.2K
$57.7 ā‚¹4,934
410.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,356 ā‚“56.3K
$923 ā‚¹79K
46.83%
šŸ‘•šŸ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$31.7 ā‚“1,316
$23.12 ā‚¹1,978
37.11%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$10.94 ā‚“454
$24.18 ā‚¹2,068
-54.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$44.28 ā‚“1,838
$40.8 ā‚¹3,490
8.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$43.74 ā‚“1,816
$24.71 ā‚¹2,113
77.01%
šŸ  Accommodation & Living
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$305 ā‚“12.6K
$130 ā‚¹11.1K
135.10%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$231 ā‚“9,605
$51.6 ā‚¹4,409
348.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$273 ā‚“11.3K
$243 ā‚¹20.8K
12.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$233 ā‚“9,661
$157 ā‚¹13.4K
48.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,009 ā‚“41.9K
$619 ā‚¹52.9K
63.10%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$702 ā‚“29.1K
$373 ā‚¹31.9K
88.20%
šŸ’µ Salaries & Financials
Rivne
Varanasi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$416 ā‚“17.2K
$621 ā‚¹53.1K
-33.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
8.72
-8.26%

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Last update for Rivne: October 28, 2025

Last update for Varanasi: October 28, 2025

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