Quebec City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Quebec City

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

Cities near Riga

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