Jerusalem vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$4287
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	936K	1.6M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 20% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1907th and 812th ($1948 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 735th 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 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 276th and 101st 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	$16.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$15748

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766