Jerusalem vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	86
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	936K	2.79M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 10% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 638th and 1059th ($2663 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Israel and Canada, respectively. Check Israel vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 407th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Toronto

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	Jerusalem	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053