Frankfurt vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Frankfurt	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2182	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5115	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4614	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	87	78
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	776K	936K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 11% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1510th and 950th ($2182 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 38th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Jerusalem

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	Frankfurt	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.6	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1285	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1844	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.91%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8398	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5144	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.41	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.57	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.4	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16203	$23696

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1861
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1812
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1844
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1836
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1832
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1640
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1741
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1757
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1693
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1815
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1763
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1713
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1813
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1755
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1801
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1776
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1793
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1810
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1756
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1922
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1810
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1736
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1756
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1775
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1763
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1769

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