Jerusalem vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$2135
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	84	76
🏙️ Population	936K	1.98M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 128% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1770th and 6160th ($2037 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Malaysia, respectively. Check Israel vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 358th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Jerusalem	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$9485

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$687
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$571
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$729
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$699
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$752
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$585
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$670
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$518
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$759
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$745
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$671
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$669
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3168
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$519
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$604
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$503
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$523
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$563
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$594
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$490
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$742