Jerusalem vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$3987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	60
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	936K	246K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 32% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 950th and 2519th ($2447 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1889th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 351st and 281st 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	$24.3	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017