Jerusalem vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	78
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	936K	9.94M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 116% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1551st and 5647th ($2114 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Peru, respectively. Check Israel vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 374th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Lima

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	Jerusalem	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$7764

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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	$1931
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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697