Detroit vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	77	78
😀 Quality of life	86	85
🏙️ Population	639K	936K

The cost of living in Detroit is 2% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1678th and 1551st ($2064 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 315th and 374th 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	$17.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$17799

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511