Jerusalem vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1455
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	936K	24.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 64% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1907th and 4461st ($1948 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 276th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Shanghai

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	Jerusalem	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$28143

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740