Jerusalem vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
936K
595K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 99% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 911th and 4678th ($2483 vs $1248) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 410th and 668th 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
$25.6
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$5.82
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$17597

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

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