Dortmund vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dortmund	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$789	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1623	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2702	$2561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	91	85
🏙️ Population	595K	936K

The cost of living in Dortmund is 25% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 3100th and 1551st ($1585 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 7th in Germany and Israel, respectively. Check Germany vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 114th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Jerusalem

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	Dortmund	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1223	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1252	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$327	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2829	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2209	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.7	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.28	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$381	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26045	$17799

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Cities near Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1459
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1489
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1422
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1440
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1437
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1448
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1456
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1446
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1377
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1444
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1358
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1438
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1309
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1461
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1435
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1445
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1408
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1443
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1465
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1428
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1434

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	$1930
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