Jerusalem vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4329
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	936K	1.6M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 5% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 950th and 744th ($2447 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 660th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 351st and 95th 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	$24.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886