Cost of living comparison
Israel is 17.7% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Israel instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Jersey
|
Israel
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Israel
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Jersey
|
Israel
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Israel
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Jersey
|
Israel
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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