Cost of living comparison

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George Town vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 92.5% more expensive than Jerusalem.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in George Town
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in George Town
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in George Town
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in George Town
Childcare: pay 77.0% more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in George Town
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in George Town

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in George Town are more expensive than in Jerusalem. Notably, groceries, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in George Town.

George Town vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Jerusalem, you would:

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Jerusalem	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.66 ₪75.42	$29.82 KYD24.81	+44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.33 ₪48.66	$15.51 KYD12.90	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 ₪9.47	$3.80 KYD3.16	+46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 ₪7.14	$2.91 KYD2.42	+48.7%
Average			+39.0%

Jerusalem vs. George Town - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Jerusalem	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 ₪8.62	$4.97 KYD4.14	+110.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 ₪23.65	$6.42 KYD5.34	-0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.26 ₪26.49	$11.63 KYD9.67	+60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 ₪14.09	$9.52 KYD7.92	+146.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 ₪17.39	$6.73 KYD5.60	+41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₪4.96	$4.70 KYD3.91	+245.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 ₪3.29	$2.08 KYD1.73	+131.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ₪2.69	$3.73 KYD3.11	+406.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₪3.27	$3.69 KYD3.07	+312.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ₪2.17	$2.97 KYD2.47	+398.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ₪2.11	$2.50 KYD2.08	+332.3%
Average			+198.5%

Jerusalem vs. George Town - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Jerusalem	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.24 ₪26.41	$6.65 KYD5.53	-8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.93 ₪229.66	$29.82 KYD24.81	-52.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,738.40 ₪159,626.36	$38,771.25 KYD32,255.20	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.03 ₪36.59	$65.61 KYD54.59	+554.4%
Average			+120.5%

Jerusalem vs. George Town - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Jerusalem	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.37 ₪96.23	$111.36 KYD92.65	+322.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,468.76 ₪5,360.36	$2,931.28 KYD2,438.63	+99.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,046.06 ₪3,817.69	$2,539.30 KYD2,112.54	+142.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.61 ₪524.11	$302.52 KYD251.67	+110.7%
Average			+168.8%

Jerusalem vs. George Town - Cost of housing

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pay 77.0% more for childcare

	Jerusalem	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.15 ₪3,073.49	$1,601.98 KYD1,332.74	+90.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,369.36 ₪56,091.54	$25,183.42 KYD20,950.99	+63.9%
Average			+77.0%

Jerusalem vs. George Town - Cost of childcare

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Jerusalem	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.53 ₪31.14	$7.75 KYD6.45	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 ₪14.81	$6.63 KYD5.51	+63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.33 ₪34.06	$13.12 KYD10.92	+40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.91 ₪309.89	$86.49 KYD71.95	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 ₪43.79	$17.89 KYD14.89	+49.1%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Jerusalem	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.33 ₪355.19	$89.47 KYD74.44	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.99 ₪218.96	$70.09 KYD58.31	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.99 ₪401.42	$128.24 KYD106.69	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.32 ₪398.99	$146.14 KYD121.58	+33.7%
Average			+14.8%

Jerusalem vs. George Town - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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