Jerusalem vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	85	100
🏙️ Population	936K	5.03M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 4% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1551st and 1365th ($2114 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Israel and Australia, respectively. Check Israel vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 374th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Melbourne

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	Jerusalem	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963