Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.6 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD174.56
|
$19.00
₪70.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.80
|
$13.57
₪50.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.84
|
$2.42
₪9.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$1.87
₪6.95
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.42
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.87
|
$6.58
₪24.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.69
|
$6.91
₪25.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.97
|
$3.76
₪13.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.06
|
$4.71
₪17.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.82
|
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.48
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.21
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.41
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.50
|
$0.54
₪2.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.31
|
$7.37
₪27.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD498.73
|
$61.07
₪227.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD204,977.82
|
$36,639.14
₪136,451.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD116.70
|
$10.20
₪38.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD978.51
|
$24.22
₪90.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,601.36
|
$1,522.86
₪5,671.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,522.60
|
$1,068.33
₪3,978.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,040.08
|
$113.43
₪422.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,049.37
|
$754.83
₪2,811.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,123.06
|
$9,851.86
₪36,690.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.92
|
$7.60
₪28.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.69
|
$3.74
₪13.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.38
|
$9.36
₪34.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD668.10
|
$82.87
₪308.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.85
|
$12.21
₪45.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD648.35
|
$91.11
₪339.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD402.77
|
$63.33
₪235.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,163.70
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD895.20
|
$114.38
₪425.96
|
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