Manchester vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Manchester	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2365	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5609	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1445	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2498	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$583	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3421	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	59
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	548K	595K

The cost of living in Manchester is 89% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1156th and 4678th ($2365 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.3 months in Riga. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 78th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Riga

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	Manchester	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.2	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2808	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2033	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4797	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4525	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.89	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1658	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21096	$17597

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406