Berlin vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3437
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	936K

The cost of living in Berlin is 7% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1275th and 911th ($2302 vs $2483) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 35th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Jerusalem

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	Berlin	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$27069

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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