Montreal vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$986	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1324
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	1.76M	605K

The cost of living in Montreal is 67% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4672nd ($1954 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 60th and 580th 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	$16.6	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$13962

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

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