Jerusalem vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	87
😀 Quality of life	84	93
🏙️ Population	936K	1.01M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 45% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1770th and 13th ($2037 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 358th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs San Jose, United States

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	Jerusalem	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146