Baltimore vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	97	77
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	586K	936K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 10% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1414th and 911th ($2234 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 164th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Jerusalem

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	Baltimore	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$27069

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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