Detroit vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	77	77
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	639K	936K

The cost of living in Detroit is 22% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1839th and 638th ($2070 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 319th and 407th 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	$17.9	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$30598

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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