Jerusalem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	936K	2.15M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 3% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 950th and 843rd ($2447 vs $2517) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 351st and 18th 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	$24.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$15084

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488