Jerusalem vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	936K	6.21M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 160% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 950th and 6006th ($2447 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 351st and 4818th 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	$24.3	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586