Jerusalem vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$2807
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	936K	616K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 41% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1770th and 3925th ($2037 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 535th in Israel and Germany, respectively. Check Israel vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 358th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Leipzig

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	Jerusalem	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$10026

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261