Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.0 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$19.00
₪71.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$2.42
₪9.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$1.87
₪7.00
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$6.58
₪24.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$6.91
₪25.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$4.71
₪17.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$1.35
₪5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.90
₪3.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$0.86
₪3.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.54
₪2.04
|
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pay 85.0% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$7.37
₪27.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$61.07
₪229.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$10.20
₪38.29
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$7.60
₪28.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$9.36
₪35.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$82.87
₪310.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$12.21
₪45.83
|
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pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$91.11
₪341.90
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$63.33
₪237.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
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