Jerusalem vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	81
😀 Quality of life	84	91
🏙️ Population	936K	1.43M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 7% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1770th and 1380th ($2037 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1203rd 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 358th and 118th 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	$20.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$10912

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137