Jerusalem vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	936K	468K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 5% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 950th and 1213th ($2447 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 351st and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Raleigh

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	Jerusalem	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766