Jerusalem vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	936K	1.6M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 3% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 638th and 741st ($2663 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 652nd 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 407th and 118th 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	$24.9	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737