Jerusalem vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
82
😀 Quality of life
85
66
🏙️ Population
936K
5.38M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 140% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1907th and 6353rd ($1948 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Israel and Russia, respectively. Check Israel vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 276th and 4239th 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
$16.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438