Jerusalem vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	88
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	936K	653K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 20% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1551st and 603rd ($2114 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 374th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Portland

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	Jerusalem	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$16585

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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	$1930
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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741