Jerusalem vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	85	86
🏙️ Population	936K	4.04M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 97% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1551st and 5000th ($2114 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 374th and 302nd 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	$22.2	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$18855

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581