Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 64.7% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Riga, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 53.6% more for transportation
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 85.0% more for childcare
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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