Jerusalem vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2037
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4974
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2358
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
84
86
🏙️ Population
936K
2.6M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 76% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1770th and 4715th ($2037 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Taiwan, respectively. Check Israel vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 358th and 311th 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
$20.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.45
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1355
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1935
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12822
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8413
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$859
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11066
$18424

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605