Jerusalem vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	24
😀 Quality of life	85	79
🏙️ Population	936K	579K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 36% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1907th and 3666th ($1948 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 25th in Israel and Spain, respectively. Check Israel vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 276th and 506th 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	$16.1	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$11601

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457