Jerusalem vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	78
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	936K	689K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 3% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 950th and 832nd ($2447 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 351st and 218th 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	$24.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508