Jerusalem vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	84	97
🏙️ Population	936K	8.8M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 50% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1770th and 5th ($2037 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 358th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs New York City

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	Jerusalem	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$20585

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108