Jerusalem vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	87
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	936K	1.39M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 39% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1770th and 45th ($2037 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 358th and 75th 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	$20.4	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$21468

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647