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Jersey City vs. Ashqelon Cost of Living Summary

Jersey City is 37.7% more expensive than Ashqelon.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Jersey City
Groceries: pay 40.6% more in Jersey City
Transportation: pay 66.0% more in Jersey City
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Jersey City
Childcare: pay 65.5% more in Jersey City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Jersey City
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Jersey City

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Jersey City are more expensive than in Ashqelon. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Jersey City. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Jersey City.

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Jersey City vs. Ashqelon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jersey City instead of Ashqelon, you would:

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Ashqelon	Jersey City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12 ₪69.33	$18.00	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪53.68	$13.00	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25 ₪9.74	$2.28	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 ₪6.98	$1.78	-23.5%
Average			-25.7%

Ashqelon vs. Jersey City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.6% more for groceries

	Ashqelon	Jersey City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 ₪8.58	$4.05	+41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 ₪26.02	$8.73	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.26 ₪24.77	$4.83	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.39 ₪13.18	$5.33	+21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.08 ₪15.24	$5.62	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 ₪5.69	$2.87	+51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ₪3.81	$0.89	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ₪2.75	$2.16	+135.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 ₪3.28	$2.37	+116.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ₪2.51	$1.41	+69.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 ₪2.64	$1.51	+71.4%
Average			+40.6%

Ashqelon vs. Jersey City - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.0% more for transportation

	Ashqelon	Jersey City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 ₪24.35	$3.30	-59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.53 ₪88.56	$110.00	+272.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,732.70 ₪143K	$35,911.24	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.04 ₪33.10	$19.40	+75.8%
Average			+66.0%

Ashqelon vs. Jersey City - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Ashqelon	Jersey City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.76 ₪101.24	$63.75	+88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.65 ₪2,862.67	$3,437.50	+260.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$745.82 ₪2,236.46	$2,442.86	+227.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$210.39 ₪630.87	$103.54	-50.8%
Average			+131.4%

Ashqelon vs. Jersey City - Cost of housing

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pay 65.5% more for childcare

	Ashqelon	Jersey City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$929.30 ₪2,786.63	$2,250.00	+142.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,581.15 ₪79,707.55	$23,666.67	-11.0%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ashqelon	Jersey City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪28.63	$7.00	-26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 ₪12.23	$5.50	+34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.93 ₪35.78	$11.98	+0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.90 ₪185.63	$66.00	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42 ₪40.26	$17.00	+26.6%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Ashqelon	Jersey City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.96 ₪347.73	$67.90	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.43 ₪172.21	$63.33	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.76 ₪395.11	$77.50	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.09 ₪489.04	$133.75	-18.0%
Average			-22.6%

Ashqelon vs. Jersey City - Cost of clothing

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