Jerusalem
Every affiliation, and neighbourhoods that differ enormously from one another. Three parallel school systems: state secular, state religious and Haredi.
People
1,050,151
CBS, 2024-12-31
Rent, 3 rooms
₪4,839
CBS, contracts actually signed, Q1 2026. Cheaper than 10 of the 29 places we hold a figure for.
City-wide. Expect a large premium in Rechavia, Baka and the German Colony, and a discount in Pisgat Ze’ev or Gilo.
Arnona here
₪70 to ₪129.9
per sqm a year, residential
Zones א׳ to ג׳ with no size steps, plus a separate uniform tariff of about 129.91 for dwellings first charged from 2020 onward. Zone ד׳ is being merged into ג׳.
Only the post-2020 uniform tariff was captured; the older-building zone tariffs were not, so the low end is an estimate of the zone table.
Checked 2026-09-10 · Weak evidence, treat as a guideThe city’s tariff orderEstimate this home’s running costs
Who else is here
- English speakers
- NBN describes tens of thousands of its olim here, though that is a count of its own clients rather than of the city.
Rental assistance here, by oleh status date
Paid from month 7 to month 30 after aliyah, by the address in the Population Registry. Which rate applies depends on the date you received oleh status.
| Oleh status | A month (single, couple, single parent) | |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1 March 2024 | An older schedule we do not compute | |
| 1 March 2024 to 31 March 2025 | The higher rate only if this town is on the priority, Negev and Galil list (order 429, annex A); otherwise the standard rate | |
| 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025 | Standard rate | ₪363 / ₪659 / ₪739 |
| From 1 January 2026 | Standard rate | ₪363 / ₪659 / ₪739 |
CheckedConfidence: medium, confirm before actingSources: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: זכאות לסיוע בשכר דירה (Rental assistance for olim), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: הוראת שעה 429: זכאות סיוע בשכר דירה לעולים (Temporary order 429), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: נוהל 19.000: סיוע בשכר דירה לעולים (Procedure 19.000), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: יישובי מחוזות משרד הפנים: צפון, חיפה, דרום ויהודה ושומרון (district locality list)
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The population figure includes East Jerusalem. Neighbourhood choice matters more here than in any other city.
Olim who started here
In 2025, 2,485 olim were first registered in Jerusalem, out of 22,423 nationwide (Ministry of Aliyah and Integration records). That is where people were registered on arrival, not where they live now.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il. Checked 2026-10-15. Next review due 2027-01-13.
See where olim land, 2015 to 2025