Cape Town vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$4974
🏠 One person rent
$603
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$2324
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$2358
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
55
77
😀 Quality of life
59
84
🏙️ Population
3.78M
936K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 45% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4849th and 1770th ($1120 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in South Africa and Israel, respectively. Check South Africa vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5407th and 358th 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
$7.8
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.45
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$11066

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671