Cost of living comparison
London is 63.4% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in London instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 94.8% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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