Jerusalem vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	85	86
🏙️ Population	936K	2.75M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 23% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1551st and 2624th ($2114 vs $1718) 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 374th and 337th 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	$22.2	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$9864

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201