Detroit vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	77	78
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	639K	936K

The cost of living in Detroit is 13% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1636th and 950th ($2133 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 311th and 351st 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	$19.9	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$23696

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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