Jerusalem vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	94
😀 Quality of life	85	93
🏙️ Population	936K	592K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 3% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1907th and 1756th ($1948 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Israel and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Israel vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 276th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Rotterdam

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	Jerusalem	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413