Jerusalem vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	84
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	936K	3.03M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 136% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1551st and 6071st ($2114 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 374th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Taichung

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	Jerusalem	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671