Jerusalem vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	85	41
🏙️ Population	936K	1.13M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 98% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1551st and 5045th ($2114 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 374th and 6875th 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	$22.2	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$5643

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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	$1930
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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628