Jerusalem vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Jerusalem | Riga | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Jerusalem is 93% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 950th and 4556th ($2447 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Latvia, respectively. Check Israel vs Latvia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 351st and 625th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Jerusalem vs Riga
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| Jerusalem | Riga | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Jerusalem
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.8 km or 5.5 mi |  Bethlehem | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Ramallah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Beit Shemesh | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Hebron | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Lod | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Dura | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Ariel | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Ramla | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Rehovot | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Rosh HaAyin | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Yehud | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Ness Ziona | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Kafr Qasim | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Rishon LeZion | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Petah Tikva | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Kiryat Ono | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Yavne | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Nablus | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Bnei Brak | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Givatayim | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Holon | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Ramat Gan | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Qalqilya | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bat Yam | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Hod HaSharon | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Tel Aviv | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kfar Saba | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Ashdod | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Ramat HaSharon | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Herzliya | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Ra'anana | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Tira | |
| 56 km or 35 mi |  Al-Salt | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Tayibe | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Arad | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Rahat | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Ashkelon |
Cities near Riga
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Jurmala | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 123 km or 77 mi |  Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
| 271 km or 168 mi |  Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |