Jerusalem vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	84	86
🏙️ Population	936K	2.75M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 16% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1770th and 2722nd ($2037 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Italy, respectively. Check Israel vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 358th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Rome

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	Jerusalem	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262