Jerusalem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	936K	2.11M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 0.1% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 911th and 916th ($2483 vs $2480) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 410th and 14th 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	$25.6	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544