Riga vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$592
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
86
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
595K
2.79M

The cost of living in Riga is 48% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4631st and 1059th ($1254 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 657th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Toronto

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Riga Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053