Jerusalem vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	78	7
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	936K	133K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 85% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 950th and 4439th ($2447 vs $1320) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Male. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 351st and 5057th 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	$24.3	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$3575

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327