Jerusalem vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	86	42
🏙️ Population	936K	1.13M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 157% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 911th and 5915th ($2483 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and Mozambique, respectively. Check Israel vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 410th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Maputo

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	Jerusalem	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$5840

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662