Jerusalem vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	936K	2.87M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 15% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1907th and 2685th ($1948 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Israel and Italy, respectively. Check Israel vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 276th and 230th 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	$16.1	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$9800

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229