Riga vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$532
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$3246
😷 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 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4764th and 819th ($1113 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 596th and 86th 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
$11.7
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$17240

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$1299
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$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

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$2388
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$2093
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$2495
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$2317
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$2280
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$2490
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$2021
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$1969
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$1883
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$1719
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$2466
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$1761
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$2047
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$2093
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$2023
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$2542
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$2751
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$2527
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$2692
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$1810
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$2598
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$2604
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$2589
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$2637
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$2642
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$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
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$2973
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$2155
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$2625
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$2718
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$2810
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$2882
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$2462
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$3239
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$3015
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