Jerusalem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	936K	2.15M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 13% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1907th and 1216th ($1948 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Israel and France, respectively. Check Israel vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 276th and 33rd 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	$16.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$16502

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381