Jerusalem vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	80
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	936K	737K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 21% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 911th and 142nd ($2483 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 410th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Seattle

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	Jerusalem	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$28950

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173