Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 77.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
$16.66
₪62.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.40
₪8.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$1.87
₪6.97
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
$6.25
₪23.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
$6.63
₪24.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$4.26
₪15.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
$1.37
₪5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.85
₪3.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.73
₪2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
$0.55
₪2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.45
₪1.69
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$7.36
₪27.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
$59.15
₪220.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$7.78
₪28.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$3.50
₪13.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
$67.48
₪251.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
$114.55
₪427.01
|
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