Jerusalem vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	8
😀 Quality of life	86	64
🏙️ Population	936K	133K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 89% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 911th and 4552nd ($2483 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Maldives, respectively. Check Israel vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Male. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 410th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Male

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	Jerusalem	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$3300

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327