Jerusalem vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	86	100
🏙️ Population	936K	5.45M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 6% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 638th and 370th ($2663 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Australia, respectively. Check Israel vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 407th 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	$24.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$25164

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863