Jerusalem vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$962
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$160
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	78	68
😀 Quality of life	87	50
🏙️ Population	936K	2.1M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 489% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 950th and 8945th ($2447 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and Pakistan, respectively. Check Israel vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 351st and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Rawalpindi

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	Jerusalem	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$764

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$443
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$344
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$277
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$354
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$265
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$351
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$320
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$364
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$334
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$376
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$363
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$311
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$302
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$372
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$316
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$333
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$354
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$294
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$351
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$303
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$380
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$350
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$393
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$291
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$337
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$401
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$458
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$362
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$347
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$421
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$403
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$396
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$373
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$270