Jerusalem vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	936K	459K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 2% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 950th and 1045th ($2447 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 916th 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 63rd in the United States, while ranked 351st and 216th 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	$24.3	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710