Jerusalem vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	80
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	936K	737K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 30% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1770th and 206th ($2037 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 358th and 102nd 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	$20.4	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263