Jerusalem vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	7
😀 Quality of life	84	61
🏙️ Population	936K	133K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 57% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1770th and 4342nd ($2037 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Maldives, respectively. Check Israel vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Male. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 358th and 5145th 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	$20.4	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$3225

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352