Jerusalem vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	936K	4.04M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 116% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 950th and 4867th ($2447 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 351st and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs New Taipei

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	Jerusalem	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$17207

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589