Riga vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
78
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
606K
662K

The cost of living in Riga is 56% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4604th and 587th ($1135 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Latvia and Canada, respectively. Check Latvia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 535th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Vancouver

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Riga Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$14942

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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

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758