Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 14.6% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪62.11
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪8.96
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.97
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.29
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.70
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪15.89
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.12
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.15
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.74
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.05
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.69
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.44
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪220.49
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪28.98
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.04
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪251.55
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Jerusalem
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪427.01
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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