Riga vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riga	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1270	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3141	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$619	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1049	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1509	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	45
😀 Quality of life	82	89
🏙️ Population	605K	750K

The cost of living in Riga is 30% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4556th and 2674th ($1270 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 625th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Winnipeg

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	Riga	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.71	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1956	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.06	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16726	$11646

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714