Baltimore vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	586K	936K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 5% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1219th and 950th ($2323 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 128th and 351st 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	$17.4	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$23696

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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