Hamilton vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1303
😷 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 81% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1784th and 4764th ($2017 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 239th and 596th 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	$18.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$13840

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

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