Israel vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2120
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4932
$2214
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1951
$580
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.7
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$452
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$4618
😃 Human freedom index
7.54
6.48
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
49
🌐 English speaking %
85%
45%
🎓 Higher education
93
68
😀 Quality of life
84
58
🏙️ Population
9.97M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2120) is 132% more expensive than in Jordan ($913). Israel ranked 16th vs 107th for Jordan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Israel compared to 0.5 months in Jordan. Ranked 25th and 72nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Jordan

We calculate prices for Israel and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 8 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Israel Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.3
$52.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.5
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$5.75
 Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$66.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9722
$1149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7252
$750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$39.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.05
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$6.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15010
$5158

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2447
936K
Tel Aviv
$2492
468K
Haifa
$1840
283K
Petah Tikva
$2124
236K
Bnei Brak
$2286
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2233
250K
Ramat Gan
$2440
159K
Holon
$1937
194K
Beersheba
$1645
209K
Netanya
$2247
217K
Ashkelon
$1850
134K
Rehovot
$1947
133K
Bat Yam
$2040
129K
Beit Shemesh
$1747
119K
Herzliya
$2937
94K
Hadera
$1786
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2214
101K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
97.1K
Afula
$1817
60K
Ra'anana
$2290
74K
Nazareth
$1850
83.4K
Lod
$1998
75.7K
Ramat HaSharon
$1974
46.7K
Rahat
$1879
64.5K
Eilat
$1734
51.9K
Rosh HaAyin
$2153
56.3K
Kiryat Ono
$2135
41.9K
Nahariya
$1775
60K
Kiryat Gat
$2032
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1954
55.3K

In Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$1009
4.01M
Irbid
$753
1.91M
Aqaba
$782
140K
Al-Salt
$548
108K
Jerash
$748
50.7K
Al-Karak
$718
32.2K
Ma'an
$798
30K
Tafilah
$645
23.5K