Dusseldorf vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dusseldorf	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1944	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4713	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4092	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	92	77
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	631K	936K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 22% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2220th and 911th ($1944 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 3rd in Germany and Israel, respectively. Check Germany vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 28th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Jerusalem

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	Dusseldorf	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.45	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$828	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2031	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8456	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5329	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.6	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$907	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21698	$27069

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761