Houston vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	2.3M	936K

The cost of living in Houston is 8% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1375th and 950th ($2240 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 3rd in the United States and Israel, respectively. Check the United States vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 77th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Jerusalem

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	Houston	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$23696

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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