Ottawa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	61
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	1.02M	605K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 65% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1744th and 4556th ($2096 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 129th and 625th 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	$16.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$16726

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383