Jerusalem vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6195
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1533
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2486
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$764
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4127
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
86
90
🏙️ Population
936K
2.43M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 113% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 638th and 4646th ($2663 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 407th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Taipei

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Jerusalem Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.9
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.62
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1756
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3183
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18641
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9368
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.78
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.52
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.43
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.98
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.6
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$160
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1277
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30598
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612