Cost of living comparison
Israel is 17.5% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Israel instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
Israel
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$18.66
₪68.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$14.78
₪54.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$2.57
₪9.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.12
₪7.75
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
Israel
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$2.27
₪8.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$6.89
₪25.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$6.60
₪24.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$3.71
₪13.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$4.43
₪16.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.37
₪5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.93
₪3.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.78
₪2.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$0.84
₪3.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.61
₪2.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.62
₪2.26
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$7.24
₪26.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪200.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,392.11
₪140,486.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.38
₪48.96
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Israel
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
$26.60
₪97.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$993.65
₪3,635.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$858.83
₪3,142.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$173.67
₪635.52
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Israel
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$870.80
₪3,186.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$11,400.36
₪41,716.71
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Israel
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$7.84
₪28.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$3.63
₪13.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$9.56
₪34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$65.58
₪239.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$11.89
₪43.52
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Israel
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$88.40
₪323.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$57.67
₪211.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$114.82
₪420.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$130.62
₪477.99
|
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