Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.1% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Italy instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$6.81
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$5.59
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$5.01
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$7.33
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$38.24
€35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$19.55
€18.14
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$660.64
€612.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$504.89
€468.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$519.28
€481.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$52.41
€48.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$9.51
€8.83
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$115.51
€107.16
|
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