Jerusalem vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	94
😀 Quality of life	85	83
🏙️ Population	936K	1.86M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 32% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1551st and 3022nd ($2114 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Poland, respectively. Check Israel vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 374th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Warsaw

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	Jerusalem	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$13608

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385