Cost of living comparison

 Warsaw, Poland
compared to
 Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Jerusalem is 46.4% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 54.1% more in Jerusalem
Groceries
pay 55.8% more in Jerusalem
Transportation
pay 54.2% more in Jerusalem
Housing
pay 20.1% more in Jerusalem
Childcare
pay 44.0% more in Jerusalem
Entertainment and Sports
pay 75.2% more in Jerusalem
Clothing
pay 21.2% more in Jerusalem

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

Jerusalem vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 54.1% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.90
PLN38.39
$20.66
₪76.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
PLN33.59
$13.33
₪49.56
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
PLN6.96
$2.59
₪9.64

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pay 55.8% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Bread
1 loaf
$1.09
PLN4.22
$2.36
₪8.78
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
PLN16.91
$6.48
₪24.08
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
PLN14.72
$7.26
₪26.98

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

 
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.20
PLN24.05
$7.24
₪26.90
Monthly public transit pass $27.22
PLN105.57
$62.93
₪233.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,732.76
PLN119,198.75
$43,738.40
₪162,580.01

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pay 20.1% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.20
PLN66.69
$26.37
₪98.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,070.18
PLN4,150.77
$1,468.76
₪5,459.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $832.44
PLN3,228.65
$1,046.06
₪3,888.33

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pay 44.0% more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $507.82
PLN1,969.62
$842.15
₪3,130.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,579.90
PLN48,791.85
$15,369.36
₪57,129.43

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pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.71
PLN14.40
$8.53
₪31.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.66
PLN14.20
$4.06
₪15.09
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.76
PLN18.48
$9.33
₪34.69

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pay 21.2% more for clothing

 
Warsaw
Jerusalem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.45
PLN346.93
$97.33
₪361.77
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.56
PLN161.18
$59.99
₪223.01
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.32
PLN342.56
$109.99
₪408.85

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