Riga vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Riga	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$592	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1001	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1555	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	46
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	595K	750K

The cost of living in Riga is 32% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4631st and 2623rd ($1254 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 17th in Canada, while ranked 657th and 292nd 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	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.81	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2218	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.76	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18197	$15143

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Cities near Riga

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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310