Jerusalem vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	84	58
🏙️ Population	936K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 89% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1770th and 5069th ($2037 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and South Africa, respectively. Check Israel vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 358th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Johannesburg

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	Jerusalem	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$5865

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045