Jerusalem vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	7
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	936K	133K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 62% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1551st and 4205th ($2114 vs $1304) 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 1 months in Male. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 374th and 4917th 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	$22.2	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$3201

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360