Calgary vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1303
😷 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 87% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1646th and 4764th ($2077 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.2 months in Riga. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 153rd and 596th 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	$15.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$13840

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220