Calgary vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison
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Calgary | Riga | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Calgary is 84% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4672nd ($2149 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 131st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Calgary vs Riga
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Calgary | Riga | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Cities near Calgary
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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106 km or 66 mi | Banff | |
137 km or 85 mi | Red Deer | |
174 km or 108 mi | Lethbridge | |
248 km or 154 mi | Leduc | |
265 km or 165 mi | Medicine Hat | |
278 km or 173 mi | Spruce Grove | |
279 km or 173 mi | Edmonton | |
357 km or 222 mi | Sandpoint | |
402 km or 250 mi | Kelowna | |
422 km or 262 mi | Coeur d'Alene | |
426 km or 265 mi | Post Falls | |
429 km or 266 mi | Penticton | |
440 km or 273 mi | Spokane Valley | |
442 km or 275 mi | Kamloops | |
443 km or 275 mi | Great Falls | |
452 km or 281 mi | Spokane | |
466 km or 289 mi | Missoula | |
517 km or 322 mi | Helena | |
524 km or 325 mi | Saskatoon | |
526 km or 327 mi | Moscow | |
531 km or 330 mi | Pullman | |
556 km or 345 mi | Grande Prairie | |
560 km or 348 mi | Lewiston | |
572 km or 355 mi | Butte | |
579 km or 360 mi | Moses Lake | |
600 km or 373 mi | Chilliwack | |
603 km or 375 mi | Moose Jaw | |
607 km or 377 mi | Wenatchee | |
616 km or 382 mi | Prince Albert | |
630 km or 391 mi | Abbotsford | |
636 km or 395 mi | Whistler | |
637 km or 396 mi | Walla Walla | |
638 km or 396 mi | Bozeman | |
641 km or 398 mi | Maple Ridge | |
650 km or 404 mi | Langley | |
650 km or 404 mi | Pasco | |
651 km or 405 mi | Coquitlam | |
654 km or 406 mi | Bellingham | |
654 km or 406 mi | Richland | |
655 km or 407 mi | Fort McMurray |
Cities near Riga
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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21 km or 13 mi | Jurmala | |
34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
123 km or 77 mi | Siauliai | |
129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
161 km or 100 mi | Parnu | |
174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
271 km or 168 mi | Pskov | |
279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
327 km or 203 mi | Suwalki | |
330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
339 km or 211 mi | Raseborg | |
347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
357 km or 222 mi | Visby | |
361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
365 km or 227 mi | Grodno | |
365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |