Montreal vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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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