Cost of living comparison
Russia is 57.1% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Russia instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 35.3% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
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