Cost of living comparison
Washington is 77.6% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Washington instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Jerusalem
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪71.29
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.09
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.00
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
|
Jerusalem
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.70
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.94
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.69
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.08
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.37
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.23
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.04
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Jerusalem
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.67
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪229.15
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.29
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
|
Jerusalem
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Jerusalem
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jerusalem
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.52
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪35.14
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪310.96
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.83
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Jerusalem
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪341.90
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪237.64
|
$50.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪429.20
|
$173.48
|
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