Jerusalem vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	936K	2.14M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 5% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 950th and 1191st ($2447 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Israel and Australia, respectively. Check Israel vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 351st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Perth

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	Jerusalem	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736