Jerusalem vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	936K	4.43M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 126% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 950th and 5031st ($2447 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 351st and 5648th 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	$24.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$5503

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915