Montreal vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$984	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.9M	595K

The cost of living in Montreal is 52% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2370th and 4631st ($1901 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 49th and 657th 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	$15.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$18197

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

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