Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 12.2% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of France, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
France
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$19.00
₪70.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$13.57
₪50.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$2.42
₪9.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.87
₪6.94
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
France
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.46
₪9.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$6.58
₪24.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$6.91
₪25.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$3.76
₪13.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$4.71
₪17.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.35
₪5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.75
₪2.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.54
₪2.02
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
France
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$7.37
₪27.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
$61.07
₪227.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$36,639.14
₪136,277.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$10.20
₪37.96
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
France
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$24.22
₪90.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$1,522.86
₪5,664.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$1,068.33
₪3,973.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$113.43
₪421.91
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
France
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$754.83
₪2,807.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$9,851.86
₪36,643.40
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$7.60
₪28.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$3.74
₪13.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$9.36
₪34.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$82.87
₪308.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$12.21
₪45.43
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
France
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$91.11
₪338.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$63.33
₪235.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$114.38
₪425.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$114.38
₪425.42
|
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