Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 10.8% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$19.00
₪71.29
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.42
₪9.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.87
₪7.00
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.58
₪24.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$6.91
₪25.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.71
₪17.69
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
₪5.08
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
₪3.37
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
₪3.23
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₪2.04
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.37
₪27.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$61.07
₪229.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.20
₪38.29
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.60
₪28.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.36
₪35.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$82.87
₪310.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
₪45.83
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.11
₪341.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.33
₪237.64
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.38
₪429.20
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.38
₪429.20
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