Jerusalem vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$2580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	98
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	936K	3.42M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 21% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 950th and 1962nd ($2447 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Israel and Spain, respectively. Check Israel vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 351st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Madrid

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	Jerusalem	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$12418

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703