Montreal vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$928
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
1.76M
606K

The cost of living in Montreal is 60% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2281st and 4604th ($1821 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 30th and 535th 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
$15.9
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$13518

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257