Jerusalem vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$2738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	936K	620K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 39% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1551st and 3353rd ($2114 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 374th and 87th 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	$22.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$9452

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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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307