Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 16.8% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
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