Jerusalem vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	936K	6.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 113% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1770th and 5959th ($2037 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Brazil, respectively. Check Israel vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 358th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Jerusalem	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585