Jerusalem vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	68
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	936K	385K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 7% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 950th and 658th ($2447 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 582nd in Israel and the United States, respectively. Check Israel vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 351st and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Tampa

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	Jerusalem	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$14367

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294