Austin vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$2561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	962K	936K

The cost of living in Austin is 16% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 858th and 1551st ($2455 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 7th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 142nd and 374th 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	$17.5	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$17799

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511