Cost of Living Comparison Between Haifa and Jerusalem Cost of Living Comparison Between Haifa and Jerusalem

🙂 Solo nomad: Haifa is 3% cheaper than Jerusalem without rent, and 17.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Haifa is 3.6% cheaper than Jerusalem without rent, and 14.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.44 ₪76.5

$22.92 ₪81.8

-6.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.5 ₪301

$83.8 ₪299

0.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.77 ₪56.3

Cappuccino

$3.95 ₪14.08

$4.19 ₪14.96

-5.73%

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

$2.84 ₪10.14

$2.78 ₪9.92

2.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.43 ₪8.68

$2.09 ₪7.45

16.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.49 ₪33.88

$9.12 ₪32.53

4.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.5 ₪30.34

$8.54 ₪30.46

-0.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.1 ₪7.48

$2.14 ₪7.64

-1.87%

White Bread (500g)

$2.64 ₪9.42

$2.45 ₪8.73

7.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.97 ₪10.58

$2.95 ₪10.51

0.68%

Eggs

$4.27 ₪15.25

$4.18 ₪14.91

2.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.82 ₪60

$13.9 ₪49.6

21.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.67 ₪38.07

$11.53 ₪41.13

-7.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.69 ₪77.4

$18.07 ₪64.5

20.03%

Apples (1kg)

$3.2 ₪11.43

$3.39 ₪12.11

-5.60%

Banana (1kg)

$2.24 ₪7.98

$2.03 ₪7.26

10.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.97 ₪7.03

$1.72 ₪6.15

14.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.18 ₪7.76

$2.5 ₪8.92

-12.80%

Potato (1kg)

$1.44 ₪5.14

$1.76 ₪6.27

-18.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.59 ₪5.67

$1.52 ₪5.41

4.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 ₪6.82

$2.09 ₪7.47

-8.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 ₪5.89

$1.46 ₪5.21

13.01%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.63 ₪37.93

$9.83 ₪35.07

8.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.14 ₪43.3

$14.81 ₪52.9

-18.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.99 ₪10.66

$2.46 ₪8.77

21.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.5 ₪12.48

$2.88 ₪10.27

21.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.71 ₪6.11

$1.72 ₪6.12

-0.58%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.3 ₪226

$68.2 ₪243

-7.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.16 ₪25.56

$3.65 ₪13.04

96.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.8 ₪2.87

$0.88 ₪3.14

-9.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$32.75 ₪117

$28.05 ₪100

16.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 ₪7.45

$2.02 ₪7.21

3.47%

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

$45.9K ₪163.9K

$46.5K ₪166.1K

-1.33%

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

$44.4K ₪158.3K

$46.4K ₪165.7K

-4.49%

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

$237 ₪844

$228 ₪812

3.94%

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

$10.15 ₪36.22

$12.64 ₪45.12

-19.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.31 ₪97.4

$28.37 ₪101

-3.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$65.3 ₪233

$85.6 ₪306

-23.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.67 ₪66.6

$30.09 ₪107

-37.95%

Cinema Ticket

$12.56 ₪44.81

$12.8 ₪45.69

-1.88%

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

$1,065 ₪3,800

$906 ₪3,231

17.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,965 ₪14.1K

$21.7K ₪77.3K

-81.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.5 ₪309

$105 ₪373

-17.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.5 ₪198

$64.1 ₪229

-13.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$116 ₪415

$125 ₪447

-7.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 ₪380

$115 ₪411

-7.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$891 ₪3,179

$1,575 ₪5,620

-43.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$740 ₪2,641

$1,154 ₪4,117

-35.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ₪5,257

$2,714 ₪9,683

-45.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,250 ₪4,461

$1,882 ₪6,716

-33.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,163 ₪25.6K

$14.7K ₪52.4K

-51.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,276 ₪22.4K

$9,525 ₪34K

-34.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,411 ₪12.2K

$2,976 ₪10.6K

14.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.35

-10.83%

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

Last update for Haifa: October 29, 2025

Last update for Jerusalem: October 26, 2025

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