Cost of Living Comparison Between Givat Shmuel and Jerusalem Cost of Living Comparison Between Givat Shmuel and Jerusalem

🙂 Solo nomad: Givat Shmuel is 14% cheaper than Jerusalem without rent, and 9.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Givat Shmuel is 0.6% cheaper than Jerusalem without rent, and 9.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.43 ₪80.1

$22.92 ₪81.8

-2.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$71.7 ₪256

$83.8 ₪299

-14.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$16.79 ₪59.9

$15.77 ₪56.3

6.47%

Cappuccino

$4.06 ₪14.5

$4.19 ₪14.96

-3.10%

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

$3.3 ₪11.79

$2.78 ₪9.92

18.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 ₪8.53

$2.09 ₪7.45

14.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.14 ₪32.61

$9.12 ₪32.53

0.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.39 ₪29.93

$8.54 ₪30.46

-1.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.96 ₪6.98

$2.14 ₪7.64

-8.41%

White Bread (500g)

$2.39 ₪8.52

$2.45 ₪8.73

-2.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.05 ₪10.87

$2.95 ₪10.51

3.39%

Eggs

$2.42 ₪8.65

$4.18 ₪14.91

-42.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ₪68.9

$13.9 ₪49.6

38.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.04 ₪50.1

$11.53 ₪41.13

21.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.6 ₪69.9

$18.07 ₪64.5

8.47%

Apples (1kg)

$3.33 ₪11.88

$3.39 ₪12.11

-1.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.95 ₪6.95

$2.03 ₪7.26

-3.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 ₪5.14

$1.72 ₪6.15

-16.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.3 ₪8.21

$2.5 ₪8.92

-8.00%

Potato (1kg)

$2.03 ₪7.23

$1.76 ₪6.27

15.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.57 ₪5.61

$1.52 ₪5.41

3.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 ₪4.96

$2.09 ₪7.47

-33.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.1 ₪3.93

$1.46 ₪5.21

-24.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$11.12 ₪39.67

$9.83 ₪35.07

13.12%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.11 ₪43.2

$14.81 ₪52.9

-18.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 ₪3.97

$2.46 ₪8.77

-54.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.16 ₪4.15

$2.88 ₪10.27

-59.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.65 ₪5.87

$1.72 ₪6.12

-4.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.1 ₪239

$68.2 ₪243

-1.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.09 ₪14.6

$3.65 ₪13.04

12.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 ₪3.06

$0.88 ₪3.14

-2.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$32.49 ₪116

$28.05 ₪100

15.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 ₪7.11

$2.02 ₪7.21

-1.49%

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

$49.4K ₪176.3K

$46.5K ₪166.1K

6.14%

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

$48.3K ₪172.3K

$46.4K ₪165.7K

3.95%

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

$241 ₪861

$228 ₪812

5.97%

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

$10.28 ₪36.67

$12.64 ₪45.12

-18.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.34 ₪119

$28.37 ₪101

17.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$66.1 ₪236

$85.6 ₪306

-22.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.21 ₪65

$30.09 ₪107

-39.48%

Cinema Ticket

$13.47 ₪48.05

$12.8 ₪45.69

5.23%

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

$860 ₪3,070

$906 ₪3,231

-4.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.3K ₪36.8K

$21.7K ₪77.3K

-52.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$102 ₪365

$105 ₪373

-2.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.8 ₪199

$64.1 ₪229

-12.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 ₪421

$125 ₪447

-5.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$148 ₪527

$115 ₪411

28.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,023 ₪3,651

$1,575 ₪5,620

-35.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$928 ₪3,313

$1,154 ₪4,117

-19.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,532 ₪5,465

$2,714 ₪9,683

-43.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,396 ₪4,979

$1,882 ₪6,716

-25.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,481 ₪30.3K

$14.7K ₪52.4K

-42.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,642 ₪20.1K

$9,525 ₪34K

-40.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,036 ₪14.4K

$2,976 ₪10.6K

35.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.4

-26.67%

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

Last update for Givat Shmuel: October 28, 2025

Last update for Jerusalem: October 26, 2025

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