Cost of living comparison
Athens is 15.7% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Athens instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪62.69
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪56.42
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪9.04
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.03
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.63
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.50
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.93
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.74
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪16.04
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.17
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.18
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.83
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.76
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.07
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.71
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.70
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪222.56
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪140,951.87
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.79
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪93.85
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,161.62
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,867.92
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪421.74
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,866.84
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,928.49
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪29.26
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.17
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.57
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪253.90
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.79
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪293.74
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪208.97
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪416.64
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪431.01
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
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