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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 2.2 times more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 93.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 83.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 81.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 72.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Tel Aviv-Yafo are more expensive than in Riga. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 93.8% more for restaurants

	Riga	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$26.04 ₪80.59	+55.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.22	$20.34 ₪62.96	+120.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$3.98 ₪12.32	+146.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$3.13 ₪9.69	+165.6%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 83.6% more for groceries

	Riga	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$4.52 ₪14.00	+216.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$10.80 ₪33.41	+106.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$9.69 ₪29.98	+119.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.34	$5.20 ₪16.10	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.48	$7.40 ₪22.90	+89.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$2.12 ₪6.56	+113.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$1.74 ₪5.40	+111.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$1.11 ₪3.45	-1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.54 ₪4.77	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.86 ₪2.65	+113.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.85 ₪2.64	+102.9%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 81.8% more for transportation

	Riga	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.90	$9.91 ₪30.67	+27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$102.54 ₪317.32	+205.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+106.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$13.25 ₪41.02	+16.1%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Riga	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$35.46 ₪109.72	+73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €518.40	$2,217.54 ₪6,862.62	+280.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €342.68	$1,616.53 ₪5,002.69	+319.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$341.75 ₪1,057.60	+19.3%
Average			+219.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Riga	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$1,694.43 ₪5,243.75	+162.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$31,106.80 ₪96,266.23	+76.4%
Average			+115.2%

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pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$11.07 ₪34.25	+97.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$5.53 ₪17.13	+48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$14.65 ₪45.33	+118.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.42	$111.89 ₪346.28	+124.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$15.87 ₪49.11	+47.6%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 72.9% more for clothing

	Riga	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$124.78 ₪386.15	+79.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.85	$86.59 ₪267.96	+71.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$173.45 ₪536.78	+102.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$197.81 ₪612.16	+43.2%
Average			+72.9%

Riga vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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