Jerusalem vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	936K	24.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 93% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1551st and 4858th ($2114 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 374th and 675th 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	$22.2	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$30174

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746