Ottawa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$1220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	61
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.02M	606K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 91% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1355th and 4604th ($2170 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 117th and 535th 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	$18.7	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$13518

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

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