Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 14.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Washington, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Jerusalem
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.66
₪61.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$15.00
₪55.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.40
₪8.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.87
₪6.95
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Washington
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$2.03
₪7.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$6.25
₪23.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$6.63
₪24.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.65
₪13.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$4.26
₪15.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.37
₪5.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.85
₪3.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.75
₪2.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.73
₪2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.55
₪2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.45
₪1.69
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Washington
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$7.36
₪27.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$59.15
₪219.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$37,461.30
₪139,244.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$11.11
₪41.29
|
|
pay 38.6% less for housing
Washington
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$24.94
₪92.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$1,371.82
₪5,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$1,027.99
₪3,821.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$112.09
₪416.63
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$761.93
₪2,832.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$10,080.39
₪37,469.12
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.78
₪28.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.50
₪13.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.72
₪36.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$67.48
₪250.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$11.11
₪41.29
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Washington
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$78.07
₪290.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$55.54
₪206.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$110.73
₪411.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$114.55
₪425.79
|
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