Jerusalem vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	936K	2.75M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 19% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 911th and 1819th ($2483 vs $2082) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 410th and 179th 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	$25.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$12431

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358