Jerusalem vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	85	82
🏙️ Population	936K	546K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 24% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1551st and 2671st ($2114 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and Portugal, respectively. Check Israel vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 374th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Lisbon

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	Jerusalem	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112