Jerusalem vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	936K	586K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 34% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1770th and 3616th ($2037 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 27th 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 358th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Malaga

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	Jerusalem	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$14939

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429