Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 30.6% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Israel
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Israel
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Israel
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
Israel
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Latvia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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