Jerusalem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	936K	2.1M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 8% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 638th and 964th ($2663 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and France, respectively. Check Israel vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 407th and 34th 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	$24.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$19577

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506