Riga vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	61	80
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	605K	568K

The cost of living in Riga is 51% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4764th and 1194th ($1113 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Latvia and Canada, respectively. Check Latvia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 596th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Surrey

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	Riga	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$12026

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606