Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 95.3% more expensive than The Valley.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$20.66
₪76.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$13.33
₪49.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.59
₪9.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.96
₪7.24
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$2.36
₪8.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$6.48
₪23.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$7.26
₪26.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.86
₪14.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$4.77
₪17.64
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.36
₪5.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.74
₪2.73
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.90
₪3.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
₪2.21
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
₪2.14
|
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pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$7.24
₪26.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$62.93
₪232.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$43,738.40
₪161,919.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.03
₪37.12
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$26.37
₪97.61
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,468.76
₪5,437.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$1,046.06
₪3,872.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$143.61
₪531.64
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$842.15
₪3,117.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$15,369.36
₪56,897.35
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$8.53
₪31.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$4.06
₪15.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.33
₪34.55
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$84.91
₪314.34
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.00
₪44.42
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$97.33
₪360.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$59.99
₪222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.99
₪407.19
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.32
₪404.72
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