Jerusalem vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	936K	2.75M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 21% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 950th and 1942nd ($2447 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 351st and 292nd 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	$24.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323