Jerusalem vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	936K	468K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 18% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1770th and 806th ($2037 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 719th 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 49th in the United States, while ranked 358th and 202nd 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	$20.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$22229

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753