Jerusalem vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	68
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	936K	385K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 17% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1551st and 718th ($2114 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 374th and 174th 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	$22.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$14045

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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	$1931
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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265