Jerusalem vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	936K	2.14M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 4% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 638th and 791st ($2663 vs $2562) 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 407th and 11th 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	$24.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$17749

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913