Jerusalem vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4433
😷 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 0.3% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 911th and 924th ($2483 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 798th 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 410th and 281st 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	$25.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581