Jerusalem vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	85
😀 Quality of life	86	70
🏙️ Population	936K	5.65M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 131% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 911th and 5142nd ($2483 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and Russia, respectively. Check Israel vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 410th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Saint Petersburg

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	Jerusalem	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606