Jerusalem vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	84	75
🏙️ Population	936K	630K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 68% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1770th and 4571st ($2037 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 118th in Israel and Italy, respectively. Check Israel vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 358th and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Palermo

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	Jerusalem	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$7103

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272