Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 7.5% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,713
|
$19.00
₪70.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,287
|
$13.57
₪50.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK376
|
$2.42
₪9.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK272
|
$1.87
₪6.95
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK439
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK934
|
$6.58
₪24.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK872
|
$6.91
₪25.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK838
|
$3.76
₪13.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,057
|
$4.71
₪17.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK238
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.54
₪2.02
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,171
|
$7.37
₪27.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,496
|
$61.07
₪227.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,521,946
|
$36,639.14
₪136,451.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,230
|
$10.20
₪38.00
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,355
|
$24.22
₪90.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,194
|
$1,522.86
₪5,671.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,295
|
$1,068.33
₪3,978.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,314
|
$113.43
₪422.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,451
|
$754.83
₪2,811.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK833,384
|
$9,851.86
₪36,690.29
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,303
|
$7.60
₪28.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK641
|
$3.74
₪13.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,560
|
$9.36
₪34.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,343
|
$82.87
₪308.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,938
|
$12.21
₪45.48
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,049
|
$91.11
₪339.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,305
|
$63.33
₪235.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,431
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,531
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
|
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