Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 24.7% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Beijing
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 83.6% more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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