Cost of living comparison

 Jerusalem, Israel
compared to
 Paris, France
Paris vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 18.1% more expensive than Jerusalem.

Restaurants
pay 20.8% more in Paris
Groceries
pay 47.3% more in Paris
Transportation
pay 43.9% more in Paris
Housing
pay 13.2% more in Paris
Childcare
pay 3.2% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.6% less in Paris
Clothing
pay 5.5% more in Paris

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Paris are more expensive than in Jerusalem. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Paris.

Paris vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Jerusalem, you would:

pay 20.8% more for restaurants

 
Jerusalem
Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.66
₪75.36
$16.08
€14.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.33
₪48.62
$12.86
€11.78
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.59
₪9.46
$4.09
€3.75

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

 
Jerusalem
Paris
Bread
1 loaf
$2.36
₪8.61
$2.01
€1.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.48
₪23.63
$11.23
€10.29
Milk (1 gallon) $7.26
₪26.47
$5.41
€4.95

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

 
Jerusalem
Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.24
₪26.39
$7.65
€7.01
Monthly public transit pass $62.93
₪229.48
$92.60
€84.83
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,738.40
₪159,502.80
$32,688.77
€29,944.39

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pay 13.2% more for housing

 
Jerusalem
Paris
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.37
₪96.16
$33.65
€30.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.76
₪5,356.21
$1,367.25
€1,252.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,046.06
₪3,814.73
$1,057.37
€968.60

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pay 3.2% less for childcare

 
Jerusalem
Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $842.15
₪3,071.11
$756.26
€692.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,369.36
₪56,048.12
$15,942.48
€14,604.03

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jerusalem
Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.53
₪31.12
$7.50
€6.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.06
₪14.80
$4.31
€3.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.33
₪34.03
$13.40
€12.27

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

 
Jerusalem
Paris
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$97.33
₪354.92
$103.81
€95.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.99
₪218.79
$46.57
€42.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$109.99
₪401.11
$111.54
€102.18

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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