Jerusalem vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
936K
606K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 72% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1907th and 4604th ($1948 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Israel and Latvia, respectively. Check Israel vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 276th and 535th 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
$16.1
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$13518

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

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