Houston vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	77
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	2.3M	936K

The cost of living in Houston is 9% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1354th and 911th ($2265 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 16th and 410th 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	$18.7	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$27069

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761