Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 Jerusalem, Israel
Jerusalem vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Jerusalem is 2.1 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 2.8 times more in Jerusalem
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Jerusalem
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Jerusalem
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Jerusalem
Childcare
pay 64.0% more in Jerusalem
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in Jerusalem
Clothing
pay 17.5% more in Jerusalem

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Jerusalem are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Jerusalem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB782.63
$20.66
₪75.36
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB434.79
$13.33
₪48.62
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB91.34
$2.59
₪9.46

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Jerusalem
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB52.70
$2.36
₪8.61
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB375.33
$6.48
₪23.63
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB303.85
$7.26
₪26.47

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Jerusalem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB188.96
$7.24
₪26.39
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,434.85
$62.93
₪229.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,608,763.15
$43,738.40
₪159,502.80

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Jerusalem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB543.39
$26.37
₪96.16
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB81,829.46
$1,468.76
₪5,356.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB49,689.84
$1,046.06
₪3,814.73

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pay 64.0% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Jerusalem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB39,745.27
$842.15
₪3,071.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB887,157.60
$15,369.36
₪56,048.12

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Jerusalem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB260.88
$8.53
₪31.12
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB215.06
$4.06
₪14.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB208.70
$9.33
₪34.03

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

 
Moscow
Jerusalem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,913.86
$97.33
₪354.92
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,604.33
$59.99
₪218.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB9,281.98
$109.99
₪401.11

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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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