Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 61.9% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 96.4% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
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