Cost of Living Comparison Between Ashkelon and Jerusalem Cost of Living Comparison Between Ashkelon and Jerusalem

🙂 Solo nomad: Ashkelon is 5.6% cheaper than Jerusalem without rent, and 19.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ashkelon is 8.4% cheaper than Jerusalem without rent, and 18.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.11 ₪78.9

$22.92 ₪81.8

-3.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$100 ₪359

$83.8 ₪299

19.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$17.11 ₪61.1

$15.77 ₪56.3

8.50%

Cappuccino

$3.8 ₪13.56

$4.19 ₪14.96

-9.31%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 ₪10.5

$2.78 ₪9.92

5.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 ₪7.47

$2.09 ₪7.45

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.8 ₪31.41

$9.12 ₪32.53

-3.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.23 ₪29.37

$8.54 ₪30.46

-3.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.99 ₪7.11

$2.14 ₪7.64

-7.01%

White Bread (500g)

$2.61 ₪9.32

$2.45 ₪8.73

6.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.98 ₪10.65

$2.95 ₪10.51

1.02%

Eggs

$4.25 ₪15.17

$4.18 ₪14.91

1.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.23 ₪57.9

$13.9 ₪49.6

16.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11 ₪39.26

$11.53 ₪41.13

-4.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.97 ₪64.1

$18.07 ₪64.5

-0.55%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 ₪14.06

$3.39 ₪12.11

16.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.41 ₪8.62

$2.03 ₪7.26

18.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 ₪6.43

$1.72 ₪6.15

4.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.3 ₪8.21

$2.5 ₪8.92

-8.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 ₪6.13

$1.76 ₪6.27

-2.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.84 ₪6.57

$1.52 ₪5.41

21.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.9 ₪6.79

$2.09 ₪7.47

-9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 ₪4.84

$1.46 ₪5.21

-6.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$11.44 ₪40.83

$9.83 ₪35.07

16.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.44 ₪51.5

$14.81 ₪52.9

-2.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.41 ₪8.58

$2.46 ₪8.77

-2.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ₪10.66

$2.88 ₪10.27

3.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.24 ₪7.98

$1.72 ₪6.12

30.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.98 ₪99.8

$68.2 ₪243

-58.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.75 ₪20.52

$3.65 ₪13.04

57.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.1 ₪3.94

$0.88 ₪3.14

25.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$33.99 ₪121

$28.05 ₪100

21.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.06 ₪7.34

$2.02 ₪7.21

1.98%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$45.9K ₪163.6K

$46.5K ₪166.1K

-1.50%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$45.6K ₪162.5K

$46.4K ₪165.7K

-1.92%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$264 ₪941

$228 ₪812

15.80%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.7 ₪38.16

$12.64 ₪45.12

-15.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.8 ₪113

$28.37 ₪101

12.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.8 ₪228

$85.6 ₪306

-25.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.26 ₪75.9

$30.09 ₪107

-29.35%

Cinema Ticket

$12.47 ₪44.51

$12.8 ₪45.69

-2.58%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$829 ₪2,956

$906 ₪3,231

-8.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$24.8K ₪88.4K

$21.7K ₪77.3K

14.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$108 ₪386

$105 ₪373

3.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.7 ₪195

$64.1 ₪229

-14.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$122 ₪436

$125 ₪447

-2.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$151 ₪540

$115 ₪411

31.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$859 ₪3,065

$1,575 ₪5,620

-45.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$700 ₪2,496

$1,154 ₪4,117

-39.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,253 ₪4,472

$2,714 ₪9,683

-53.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$950 ₪3,388

$1,882 ₪6,716

-49.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,998 ₪17.8K

$14.7K ₪52.4K

-65.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,147 ₪14.8K

$9,525 ₪34K

-56.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,879 ₪13.8K

$2,976 ₪10.6K

30.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.67

-22.17%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ashkelon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Jerusalem: October 26, 2025

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