Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 18.8% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$16.66
₪62.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$15.00
₪56.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.78
|
$2.40
₪9.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$1.87
₪7.03
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
$2.03
₪7.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$6.25
₪23.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.29
|
$6.63
₪24.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
$3.65
₪13.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$4.26
₪16.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.37
₪5.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.85
₪3.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.75
₪2.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.73
₪2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.55
₪2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.45
₪1.71
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€7.01
|
$7.36
₪27.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.40
|
$59.15
₪222.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
$37,461.30
₪140,895.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.41
|
$11.11
₪41.78
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$24.94
₪93.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€861.07
|
$1,371.82
₪5,159.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€670.77
|
$1,027.99
₪3,866.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
$112.09
₪421.57
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€258.25
|
$761.93
₪2,865.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
$10,080.39
₪37,913.37
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$7.78
₪29.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.75
|
$3.50
₪13.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$9.72
₪36.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.71
|
$67.48
₪253.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$11.11
₪41.78
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
$78.07
₪293.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
$55.54
₪208.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
$110.73
₪416.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€109.12
|
$114.55
₪430.83
|
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