Jerusalem vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	84	99
🏙️ Population	936K	8.8M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 41% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1770th and 37th ($2037 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Israel vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in London. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 358th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs London

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	Jerusalem	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055