Montreal vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$992	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	1.8M	595K

The cost of living in Montreal is 54% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2284th and 4678th ($1928 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th 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 Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 11th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Riga

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	Montreal	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$17597

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406