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Washington vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

Washington is 32.1% more expensive than Jerusalem.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% more in Washington
Groceries: pay 60.9% more in Washington
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Washington
Housing: pay 57.7% more in Washington
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Washington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Washington
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Washington

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Washington are more expensive than in Jerusalem. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Washington. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Washington.

Washington vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Washington instead of Jerusalem, you would:

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pay 1.4% more for restaurants

	Jerusalem	Washington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.87 ₪77.71	$25.00	+4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪58.28	$12.00	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 ₪9.47	$3.20	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 ₪7.34	$2.79	+23.7%
Average			+1.4%

Jerusalem vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

	Jerusalem	Washington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 ₪7.92	$4.43	+82.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 ₪20.96	$8.04	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52 ₪27.73	$4.19	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 ₪14.34	$4.55	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 ₪17.84	$7.74	+41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 ₪5.22	$2.95	+83.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ₪3.30	$0.92	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ₪2.69	$2.20	+166.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₪3.88	$3.00	+151.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 ₪2.75	$1.35	+59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 ₪2.45	$1.64	+117.3%
Average			+60.9%

Jerusalem vs. Washington - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Jerusalem	Washington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 ₪27.05	$3.53	-57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.00 ₪231.17	$77.50	+9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,597.85 ₪158,227.56	$35,699.74	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.56 ₪40.89	$16.73	+33.2%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 57.7% more for housing

	Jerusalem	Washington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.83 ₪97.13	$69.41	+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,659.34 ₪5,402.56	$2,568.48	+54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,268.94 ₪4,131.50	$2,088.16	+64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.81 ₪604.97	$146.54	-21.1%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Jerusalem	Washington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$942.22 ₪3,067.74	$2,650.00	+181.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,369.13 ₪76,086.51	$40,166.67	+71.9%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Jerusalem	Washington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪31.08	$8.00	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.51 ₪14.69	$6.07	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.44 ₪34.00	$13.00	+24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.49 ₪294.63	$103.76	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42 ₪43.71	$16.75	+24.8%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Jerusalem	Washington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.86 ₪373.96	$76.00	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.50 ₪291.40	$48.40	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.22 ₪453.28	$104.31	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.19 ₪469.47	$133.22	-7.6%
Average			-28.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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