Manchester vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
548K
606K

The cost of living in Manchester is 76% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1798th and 4604th ($1998 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Latvia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 110th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$13518

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257