Jerusalem vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	92
🏙️ Population	936K	1.6M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 4% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 911th and 742nd ($2483 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 648th in Israel and the United States, respectively. Check Israel vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 410th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Philadelphia

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	Jerusalem	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801