Jerusalem vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	936K	24.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 117% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 950th and 4879th ($2447 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 351st and 1383rd 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	$24.3	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753