Jerusalem vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$2973
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$836
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$1386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	936K	4.04M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 137% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 638th and 4931st ($2663 vs $1123) 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 407th and 183rd 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	$24.9	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$21429

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612