Jerusalem vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	24
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	936K	592K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 48% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1551st and 3759th ($2114 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 31st 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 19th in Spain, while ranked 374th and 708th 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	$22.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$9532

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449