Ottawa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	59
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	595K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 69% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1688th and 4631st ($2122 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 141st and 657th 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	$15.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$18197

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391