Cost of Living Comparison Between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo Cost of Living Comparison Between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo

🙂 Solo nomad: Jerusalem is 7.5% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo without rent, and 8.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jerusalem is 10.4% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.92 ₪74.5

$22.61 ₪73.5

1.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.1 ₪277

$112 ₪363

-23.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.41 ₪50.1

$16.75 ₪54.5

-8.00%

Cappuccino

$4.31 ₪14.01

$4.07 ₪13.23

5.90%

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

$2.79 ₪9.07

$3.05 ₪9.91

-8.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 ₪6.84

$2.55 ₪8.3

-17.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.19 ₪29.88

$8.96 ₪29.13

2.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.68 ₪28.23

$8.38 ₪27.24

3.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.15 ₪6.98

$2.1 ₪6.83

2.38%

White Bread (500g)

$2.42 ₪7.87

$3.1 ₪10.09

-21.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.81 ₪9.15

$3.23 ₪10.52

-13.00%

Eggs

$4.21 ₪13.68

$4.25 ₪13.83

-0.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.73 ₪44.64

$16.02 ₪52.1

-14.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.39 ₪37.03

$12.3 ₪40.01

-7.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.81 ₪57.9

$21.69 ₪70.5

-17.89%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ₪10.61

$4.07 ₪13.22

-19.90%

Banana (1kg)

$2.05 ₪6.67

$2.54 ₪8.26

-19.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 ₪5.84

$2.3 ₪7.48

-21.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.42 ₪7.86

$3.27 ₪10.63

-25.99%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 ₪5.72

$1.84 ₪5.99

-4.35%

Onion (1kg)

$1.55 ₪5.04

$1.91 ₪6.22

-18.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.01 ₪6.54

$2.23 ₪7.26

-9.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.47 ₪4.77

$1.5 ₪4.87

-2.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.65 ₪31.39

$11.31 ₪36.76

-14.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.13 ₪45.94

$15.45 ₪50.3

-8.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.46 ₪8.01

$3.12 ₪10.15

-21.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 ₪9.39

$3.39 ₪11.04

-14.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.68 ₪5.46

$2.32 ₪7.53

-27.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.6 ₪216

$73.4 ₪239

-9.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.67 ₪11.92

$3.91 ₪12.73

-6.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.91 ₪2.96

$0.58 ₪1.9

56.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.07 ₪91.3

$34.21 ₪111

-17.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 ₪6.61

$2.11 ₪6.88

-3.79%

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

$46.1K ₪149.9K

$47.3K ₪153.9K

-2.65%

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

$46.8K ₪152.2K

$45.6K ₪148.3K

2.63%

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

$224 ₪729

$268 ₪871

-16.32%

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

$12.31 ₪40.01

$10.85 ₪35.29

13.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.62 ₪93.1

$30.25 ₪98.4

-5.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$85 ₪276

$77.6 ₪252

9.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.89 ₪97.2

$19.21 ₪62.5

55.60%

Cinema Ticket

$12.84 ₪41.75

$13.46 ₪43.77

-4.61%

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

$900 ₪2,926

$1,314 ₪4,274

-31.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.9K ₪67.9K

$24.7K ₪80.2K

-15.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$107 ₪347

$111 ₪361

-3.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$62.4 ₪203

$60.4 ₪196

3.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$123 ₪399

$133 ₪431

-7.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ₪369

$147 ₪478

-22.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,575 ₪5,123

$1,668 ₪5,425

-5.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,128 ₪3,669

$1,194 ₪3,882

-5.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,751 ₪8,946

$3,133 ₪10.2K

-12.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,901 ₪6,181

$2,233 ₪7,262

-14.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$14.8K ₪48K

$19.7K ₪64.2K

-25.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,431 ₪30.7K

$13.4K ₪43.7K

-29.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,492 ₪11.4K

$3,905 ₪12.7K

-10.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.46

9.89%

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

Last update for Jerusalem: December 1, 2025

Last update for Tel Aviv-Yafo: December 1, 2025

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