Jerusalem vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	78	23
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	936K	1.37M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 146% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 1551st and 6234th ($2114 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Israel and Turkey, respectively. Check Israel vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 374th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Samsun

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	Jerusalem	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$7315

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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	$1931
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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683