Jerusalem vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1549
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$458
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	78	22
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	936K	1.99M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 244% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 1551st and 7513th ($2114 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 71st in Israel and Turkey, respectively. Check Israel vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 2 months in Urfa. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 374th and 6606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Urfa

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	Jerusalem	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$7315

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$577
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$606
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$462
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$544
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$621
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$570
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$600
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$523
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$537
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$589
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$457
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$600
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$403
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$489
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$535
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$589
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$578
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$598
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$585
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$573
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$672
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$417
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$621
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$578
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$712