Riga vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
78
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
605K
662K

The cost of living in Riga is 56% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4672nd and 512th ($1169 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 580th and 100th 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
$9.53
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$16245

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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

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7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743