Jerusalem vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	936K	8.8M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 41% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 911th and 4th ($2483 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 410th and 18th 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	$25.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$21999

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188