Jerusalem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	936K	2.15M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 14% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1770th and 998th ($2037 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and France, respectively. Check Israel vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 358th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Paris

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	Jerusalem	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395