Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 93.2% more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 60.5% more for restaurants
Majuro
|
Jerusalem
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$19.00
₪71.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$2.42
₪9.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$1.87
₪7.00
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$6.58
₪24.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$6.91
₪25.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.71
₪17.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
₪5.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
₪3.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
₪3.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
₪2.04
|
|
pay 67.3% more for transportation
Majuro
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$7.37
₪27.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$61.07
₪229.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$10.20
₪38.29
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
Majuro
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$7.60
₪28.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.36
₪35.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$82.87
₪310.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.21
₪45.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Majuro
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$91.11
₪341.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$63.33
₪237.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
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