Jerusalem vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
85
73
🏙️ Population
936K
12.5M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 91% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1907th and 5167th ($1948 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Russia, respectively. Check Israel vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 276th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Moscow

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Jerusalem Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$10868

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517