Jerusalem vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	936K	3.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 26% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 911th and 72nd ($2483 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 52nd in Israel and the United States, respectively. Check Israel vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 410th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Los Angeles

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	Jerusalem	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$28004

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974