Jerusalem vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$3278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	78
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	936K	662K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 0.4% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 950th and 931st ($2447 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and Canada, respectively. Check Israel vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 351st and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Vancouver

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	Jerusalem	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812