Jerusalem vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	75
😀 Quality of life	85	88
🏙️ Population	936K	459K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 14% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1551st and 866th ($2114 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 797th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 374th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Virginia Beach

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	Jerusalem	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$18786

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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	$1930
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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777