Manchester vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	59
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	548K	595K

The cost of living in Manchester is 87% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4631st ($2348 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 84th and 657th 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	$20.3	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$18197

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

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