Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 38.9% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$19.00
₪70.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$2.42
₪9.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$1.87
₪6.96
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$6.58
₪24.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$6.91
₪25.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$4.71
₪17.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.90
₪3.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$7.37
₪27.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$61.07
₪227.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$10.20
₪38.04
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Seoul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$7.60
₪28.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$3.74
₪13.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$82.87
₪308.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$12.21
₪45.53
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
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