Charlotte vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	68	77
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	875K	936K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 7% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 946th and 638th ($2470 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 246th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Jerusalem

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	Charlotte	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$30598

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

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