Austin vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	962K	936K

The cost of living in Austin is 1% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1002nd and 950th ($2416 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 151st and 351st 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	$19.1	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$23696

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850