Hamilton vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	59
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	569K	595K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 60% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2004th and 4631st ($2006 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 265th and 657th 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	$18	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$18197

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391