Jerusalem vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	936K	468K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 7% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 911th and 1246th ($2483 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1054th 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 410th and 245th 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	$25.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$24650

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736