Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 42.0% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Israel, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
Israel
|
Jersey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$37.84
£29.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Israel
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$7.51
£5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$5.39
£4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$1.80
£1.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
Israel
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$7.04
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$65.58
£51.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$41.21
£32.36
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Israel
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
|
pay 97.1% more for childcare
Israel
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$6.94
£5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$76.30
£59.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$16.40
£12.87
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Israel
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$122.97
£96.54
|
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