Ottawa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	1.02M	595K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 71% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1668th and 4678th ($2133 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 123rd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Riga

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	Ottawa	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$17597

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

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