Manama vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1340
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3091
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$765
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2321
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
76
80
🏙️ Population
298K
595K

The cost of living in Manama is 7% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4453rd and 4631st ($1340 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bahrain and Latvia, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1297th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$904
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1965
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.42
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.6
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10985
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521

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