Jerusalem vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$6787
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$3029
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$894
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	52
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	936K	140K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 25% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 950th and 88th ($2447 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Iceland, respectively. Check Israel vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 351st and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Reykjavik

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	Jerusalem	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$46
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$30378

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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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242