Boston vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$6195
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1533
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$2486
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$764
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
100
77
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
676K
936K

The cost of living in Boston is 38% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 27th and 638th ($3680 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Boston compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 105th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Jerusalem

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Boston Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$8.62
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$125
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$30598

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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