Jerusalem vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	69
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	936K	385K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 5% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 911th and 719th ($2483 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 625th 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 410th and 151st 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	$25.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$16676

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285