Cape Town vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$484	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$2599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	55	77
😀 Quality of life	60	85
🏙️ Population	434K	936K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 55% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6078th and 1907th ($881 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in South Africa and Israel, respectively. Check South Africa vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 5406th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Jerusalem

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	Cape Town	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$10218

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499