Quebec City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1791
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4030
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$919
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1392
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2544
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
39
61
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
549K
605K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 53% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2544th and 4672nd ($1791 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th 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 Quebec City compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 316th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Riga

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Quebec City Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1178
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8764
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3034
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6253
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751

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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