Chicago vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	97	87
🏙️ Population	2.75M	936K

The cost of living in Chicago is 14% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 394th and 950th ($2799 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 16th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Jerusalem

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	Chicago	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$23696

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850