Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 14.6% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 1.0% more for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$19.00
₪71.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$13.57
₪50.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$2.42
₪9.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$1.87
₪7.00
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$2.46
₪9.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$6.58
₪24.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$6.91
₪25.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$3.76
₪14.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$4.71
₪17.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.35
₪5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.90
₪3.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.86
₪3.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.54
₪2.04
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$7.37
₪27.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$61.07
₪229.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$36,639.14
₪137,489.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$10.20
₪38.29
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$24.22
₪90.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$1,522.86
₪5,714.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$1,068.33
₪4,008.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$113.43
₪425.67
|
|
pay 76.3% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$754.83
₪2,832.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$9,851.86
₪36,969.35
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$7.60
₪28.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$9.36
₪35.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$82.87
₪310.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$12.21
₪45.83
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Jerusalem
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$91.11
₪341.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$63.33
₪237.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$114.38
₪429.20
|
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