Jerusalem vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	61
😀 Quality of life	84	87
🏙️ Population	936K	246K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 9% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1770th and 2276th ($2037 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1806th in Israel and the United States, respectively. Check Israel vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 358th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Louisville

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	Jerusalem	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$13601

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954