Berlin vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$4127
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	936K

The cost of living in Berlin is 11% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1150th and 638th ($2371 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and Israel, respectively. Check Germany vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 45th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/berlin/jerusalem.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Berlin vs Jerusalem infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/berlin/jerusalem" target="_blank">Berlin vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Berlin vs Jerusalem

Prices for goods and services in Berlin and Jerusalem are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Berlin	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$30598

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845