Barcelona vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4974
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$2324
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2358
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
88
84
🏙️ Population
1.66M
936K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 7% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2198th and 1770th ($1887 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Spain and Israel, respectively. Check Spain vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 238th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Jerusalem

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Barcelona Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$8.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$11066

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671