Calgary vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	59
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	1.31M	595K

The cost of living in Calgary is 70% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1716th and 4678th ($2118 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 209th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Riga

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	Calgary	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$17597

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406