Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 72.2% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$20.66
₪75.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$13.33
₪48.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$2.59
₪9.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$1.96
₪7.15
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$2.36
₪8.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$6.48
₪23.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$7.26
₪26.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$3.86
₪14.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$4.77
₪17.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.36
₪4.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.90
₪3.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.74
₪2.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.90
₪3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.60
₪2.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.58
₪2.11
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$7.24
₪26.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$62.93
₪229.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$43,738.40
₪159,834.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$10.03
₪36.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$26.37
₪96.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$1,468.76
₪5,367.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$1,046.06
₪3,822.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$143.61
₪524.79
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$842.15
₪3,077.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$15,369.36
₪56,164.85
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$8.53
₪31.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$4.06
₪14.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$9.33
₪34.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$84.91
₪310.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$12.00
₪43.85
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$97.33
₪355.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$59.99
₪219.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$109.99
₪401.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$109.32
₪399.51
|
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