Jerusalem vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	936K	8.8M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 42% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 950th and 4th ($2447 vs $4203) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 351st and 11th 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	$24.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$22663

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174