Jerusalem vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$4510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	78
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	936K	689K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 9% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 638th and 982nd ($2663 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 843rd 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 407th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Nashville

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	Jerusalem	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$30286

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595