Jerusalem vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	87	99
🏙️ Population	936K	8.8M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 36% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 950th and 8th ($2447 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.1 months in London. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 351st and 5th 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	$24.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$27583

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165