Jerusalem vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$359
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	936K	6.78M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 93% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1907th and 5234th ($1948 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Israel and Brazil, respectively. Check Israel vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 276th and 5089th 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	$16.1	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$10845

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620