Jerusalem vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	86
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	936K	1.39M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 29% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 950th and 43rd ($2447 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 351st and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs San Diego

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	Jerusalem	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$28967

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782