Cost of living comparison
Riga is 12.3% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Riga instead of Canada, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Canada
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Canada
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
Canada
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Canada
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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