Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 10.2% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Nassau
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
BSD35.00
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
BSD9.50
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
BSD2.18
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
BSD1.83
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.24
BSD5.24
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
BSD4.03
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.03
BSD18.03
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.38
BSD6.38
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
BSD4.98
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
BSD1.32
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BSD2.14
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
BSD1.49
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Nassau
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
BSD104.29
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,164.29
BSD1,164.29
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,214.29
BSD1,214.29
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$231.16
BSD231.16
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$633.33
BSD633.33
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
BSD13,785.71
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
BSD5.47
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
BSD11.00
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$118.71
BSD118.71
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Nassau
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.50
BSD67.50
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$76.67
BSD76.67
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
BSD117.00
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
BSD120.00
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
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