Riga vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$532	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	46
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	605K	750K

The cost of living in Riga is 37% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4764th and 2455th ($1113 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 596th and 258th 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	$11.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$11629

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699