Baltimore vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	586K	936K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 8% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1551st ($2287 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 131st and 374th 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	$16.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$17799

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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