Jerusalem vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	82
😀 Quality of life	85	88
🏙️ Population	936K	468K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 11% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1551st and 972nd ($2114 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 374th and 221st 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	$22.2	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682