Detroit vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	77	77
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	639K	936K

The cost of living in Detroit is 2% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1856th and 1770th ($2006 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 7th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 216th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Jerusalem

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	Detroit	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$11066

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671