Austin vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	65	77
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	962K	936K

The cost of living in Austin is 2% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 985th and 911th ($2444 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 3rd in the United States and Israel, respectively. Check the United States vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 217th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Jerusalem

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	Austin	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$27069

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761