Jerusalem vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$3958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	60
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	936K	246K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 35% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 911th and 2713th ($2483 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 410th and 333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Louisville

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	Jerusalem	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$16074

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011