Jerusalem vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$2965
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	936K	620K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 61% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 638th and 3360th ($2663 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 275th in Israel and Germany, respectively. Check Israel vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 407th and 106th 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	$24.9	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$13142

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438