Jerusalem vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	84	63
🏙️ Population	936K	11.5M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 101% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1770th and 5616th ($2037 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 358th and 4573rd 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	$20.4	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629