Jerusalem vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$3391
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1636
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	85	83
🏙️ Population	936K	1.86M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 33% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1907th and 3564th ($1948 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Poland, respectively. Check Israel vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 276th and 342nd 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	$16.1	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$11854

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1238
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1218
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1029
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$842
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$987
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$994
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1161
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1027
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$816
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$708
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$973
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$936
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$863
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$999
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$949
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$415
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$1024
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1002
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1008
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1013
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$943
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$980
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$849
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1043
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1118
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1037
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$995
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$791
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1028
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$940
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1011
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385