Hamilton vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
61
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
569K
605K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 84% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1463rd and 4672nd ($2154 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 241st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Riga

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Hamilton Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2297
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2266
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1884
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2267
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2472
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2086
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2012
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2127
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1975
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2095
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1762
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2575
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2332
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1971
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1798
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2398
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1814
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2051
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2597
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2041
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2009
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2007
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$1986
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$1964
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1635
116 km or 72 mi London
$2040
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1598
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1999
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1966
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2038
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1865

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