Jerusalem vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	81
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	936K	1.43M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 29% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 638th and 1833rd ($2663 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1452nd in Israel and the United States, respectively. Check Israel vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 407th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs San Antonio

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	Jerusalem	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$19123

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093