Jerusalem vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	87	69
🏙️ Population	936K	11.5M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 133% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 950th and 5192nd ($2447 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Brazil, respectively. Check Israel vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 351st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sao Paulo

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	Jerusalem	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666