Jerusalem vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	936K	693K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 85% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 638th and 4194th ($2663 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Israel and Spain, respectively. Check Israel vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 407th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Zaragoza

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	Jerusalem	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$8171

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643