Quebec City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$834	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	61
😀 Quality of life	86	79
🏙️ Population	549K	605K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 48% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2883rd and 4764th ($1644 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 2nd in Canada and Latvia, respectively. Check Canada vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 310th and 596th 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	$15.4	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$13840

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220