Cost of living comparison

compared to

Jerusalem is 30.6% more expensive than Lisbon.

If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

 
Lisbon
Jerusalem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.66
€13.10
$20.66
₪75.52
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€9.25
$13.33
₪48.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
€1.78
$2.59
₪9.48

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

 
Lisbon
Jerusalem
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
€1.42
$2.36
₪8.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.58
€5.35
$6.48
₪23.68
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
€3.71
$7.26
₪26.52

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

 
Lisbon
Jerusalem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.21
€6.91
$7.24
₪26.45
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.10
$62.93
₪229.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€30,827.33
$43,738.40
₪159,834.99

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pay 1.0% less for housing

 
Lisbon
Jerusalem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.90
€38.25
$26.37
₪96.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,514.21
€1,451.78
$1,468.76
₪5,367.36
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,070.61
€1,026.48
$1,046.06
₪3,822.68

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

 
Lisbon
Jerusalem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $576.40
€552.64
$842.15
₪3,077.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,251.75
€14,622.97
$15,369.36
₪56,164.85

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pay 83.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
Jerusalem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€3.08
$8.53
₪31.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
€2.50
$4.06
₪14.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
€5.75
$9.33
₪34.10

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

 
Lisbon
Jerusalem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.58
€83.01
$97.33
₪355.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.63
€36.08
$59.99
₪219.24
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.49
€79.09
$109.99
₪401.94

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