Houston vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2561
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	91	85
🏙️ Population	2.3M	936K

The cost of living in Houston is 7% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1229th and 1551st ($2265 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 97th and 374th 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	$17.2	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$17799

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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	$1930
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