Jerusalem vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	936K	2.15M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 7% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1551st and 1222nd ($2114 vs $2267) 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 374th and 25th 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	$22.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$16193

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293