Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 66.0% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Riga, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.01
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.32
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.63
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.64
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.78
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,387.76
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.41
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.39
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Riga
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.10
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.36
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.90
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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