Jerusalem vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	77	28
😀 Quality of life	84	38
🏙️ Population	936K	1.13M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 82% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1770th and 4869th ($2037 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Israel and Mozambique, respectively. Check Israel vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 358th and 7151st 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	$20.4	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$5539

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654