Quebec City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$840	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$1220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	39	61
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	549K	606K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 46% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2827th and 4604th ($1658 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 204th and 535th 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	$15.7	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$13518

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

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