Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 5.9% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK3,001
|
$19.00
₪70.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,401
|
$13.57
₪50.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK404
|
$2.42
₪9.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK288
|
$1.87
₪6.95
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK512
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,065
|
$6.58
₪24.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK857
|
$6.91
₪25.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK822
|
$3.76
₪13.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,234
|
$4.71
₪17.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK212
|
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK135
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK175
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK310
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK197
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.54
₪2.02
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,192
|
$7.37
₪27.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,304
|
$61.07
₪227.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,792,516
|
$36,639.14
₪136,451.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,239
|
$10.20
₪38.00
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,517
|
$24.22
₪90.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK259,190
|
$1,522.86
₪5,671.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK231,669
|
$1,068.33
₪3,978.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,959
|
$113.43
₪422.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,421
|
$754.83
₪2,811.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK832,028
|
$9,851.86
₪36,690.29
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,501
|
$7.60
₪28.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK707
|
$3.74
₪13.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,651
|
$9.36
₪34.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,108
|
$82.87
₪308.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK2,001
|
$12.21
₪45.48
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,452
|
$91.11
₪339.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,048
|
$63.33
₪235.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,670
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,284
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
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