Dusseldorf vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	631K	936K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 19% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2065th and 950th ($1979 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 25th and 351st 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	$17.2	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$23696

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

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