Jerusalem vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	85	100
🏙️ Population	936K	4.84M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 17% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1551st and 745th ($2114 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Australia, respectively. Check Israel vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 374th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sydney

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	Jerusalem	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683