Cape Town vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$5802
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1417
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$2357
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$720
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$3437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	55	77
😀 Quality of life	55	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	936K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 45% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4432nd and 911th ($1366 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in South Africa and Israel, respectively. Check South Africa vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.4 months in Jerusalem. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Jerusalem ranked 2nd in Israel, while ranked 6382nd and 410th 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	$12.5	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$94.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$19.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1119
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$2975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$16323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$9037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$152
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$1104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$27069

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761