Manama vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$655
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
61
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
298K
605K

The cost of living in Manama is 8% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4400th and 4672nd ($1267 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1915th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363