Jerusalem vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	936K	737K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 23% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 950th and 125th ($2447 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 351st and 99th 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	$24.3	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114