Jerusalem vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4181
😷 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 1% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 911th and 978th ($2483 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Israel and Australia, respectively. Check Israel vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 410th and 10th 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	$25.6	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$15409

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894