Calgary vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
61
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.31M
605K

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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363