Jerusalem vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	936K	1.6M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 19% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1551st and 664th ($2114 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 374th and 138th 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	$22.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$19774

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693