Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 35.4% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$21.77
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$6.59
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$5.10
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$5.95
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$8.18
€7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$88.71
€82.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$25.25
€23.43
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$7.08
€6.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$4.28
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$62.30
€57.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$110.42
€102.44
|
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