Essen vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Essen	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1443	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3513	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$690	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1216	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$461	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2980	$2561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	96	78
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	587K	936K

The cost of living in Essen is 32% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 3685th and 1551st ($1443 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 7th 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 Essen compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 33rd and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Jerusalem

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	Essen	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$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	$574	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1177	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$833	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3401	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.43	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.99	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.3	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8902	$17799

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448

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