Cost of living comparison

Ljubljana, Slovenia

compared to

Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Jerusalem is 35.1% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% more in Jerusalem
Groceries: pay 7.9% more in Jerusalem
Transportation: pay 30.8% more in Jerusalem
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Jerusalem
Childcare: pay 76.3% more in Jerusalem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.7% more in Jerusalem
Clothing: pay 10.8% more in Jerusalem

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

Jerusalem vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% more for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Jerusalem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 €13.02	$20.66 ₪72.10	+37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.44	$13.33 ₪46.52	+55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 €2.52	$2.59 ₪9.05	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.66	$1.96 ₪6.82	+2.3%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 7.9% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Jerusalem
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.61	$2.36 ₪8.24	+27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 €5.66	$6.48 ₪22.61	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.45	$7.26 ₪25.33	+41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.48 €3.02	$3.86 ₪13.47	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.94 €4.29	$4.77 ₪16.63	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.76	$1.36 ₪4.74	+55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.67	$0.90 ₪3.14	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.74 ₪2.57	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.29	$0.90 ₪3.13	-40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$0.60 ₪2.08	+13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.58 ₪2.02	-13.0%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 30.8% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Jerusalem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 €5.23	$7.24 ₪25.25	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.66 €34.41	$62.93 ₪219.56	+58.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,865.84 €24,179.66	$43,738.40 ₪152,605.03	+57.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.49 €9.97	$10.03 ₪34.98	-12.7%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Ljubljana	Jerusalem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 €29.08	$26.37 ₪92.00	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$942.82 €818.10	$1,468.76 ₪5,124.57	+55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$774.26 €671.84	$1,046.06 ₪3,649.76	+35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.52 €167.05	$143.61 ₪501.05	-25.4%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 76.3% more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Jerusalem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.78 €421.52	$842.15 ₪2,938.30	+73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,574.10 €7,439.90	$15,369.36 ₪53,624.29	+79.3%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Jerusalem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.79	$8.53 ₪29.77	+165.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 €2.01	$4.06 ₪14.16	+75.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.65	$9.33 ₪32.56	+74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.17 €40.06	$84.91 ₪296.26	+83.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.44	$12.00 ₪41.86	+39.9%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

	Ljubljana	Jerusalem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.79 €77.04	$97.33 ₪339.57	+9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.55 €36.92	$59.99 ₪209.32	+41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 €89.64	$109.99 ₪383.76	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.18 €110.36	$109.32 ₪381.44	-14.0%
Average			+10.8%

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