Cost of living comparison

 Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
compared to
 Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary

Jerusalem is 10.2% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.

Restaurants
pay 12.2% more in Jerusalem
Groceries
pay 49.8% less in Jerusalem
Transportation
pay 24.8% more in Jerusalem
Housing
pay 32.8% less in Jerusalem
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.2% less in Jerusalem

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Jerusalem are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:

pay 12.2% more for restaurants

 
Charlotte Amalie
Jerusalem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
 
$20.66
₪76.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.50
 
$13.33
₪49.56
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$2.59
₪9.64

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

 
Charlotte Amalie
Jerusalem
Bread
1 loaf
$9.00
 
$2.36
₪8.78
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.48
₪24.08
Milk (1 gallon) $10.50
 
$7.26
₪26.98

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

 
Charlotte Amalie
Jerusalem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.80
 
$7.24
₪26.90
Monthly public transit pass ?? $62.93
₪233.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $43,738.40
₪162,580.01

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pay 32.8% less for housing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Jerusalem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$116.00
 
$26.37
₪98.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,000.00
 
$1,468.76
₪5,459.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.00
 
$1,046.06
₪3,888.33

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Charlotte Amalie
Jerusalem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $842.15
₪3,130.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,369.36
₪57,129.43

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Charlotte Amalie
Jerusalem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$8.53
₪31.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.00
 
$4.06
₪15.09
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $9.33
₪34.69

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Charlotte Amalie
Jerusalem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $97.33
₪361.77
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $59.99
₪223.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $109.99
₪408.85

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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