Jerusalem vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	87	100
🏙️ Population	936K	5.35M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 6% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 950th and 1249th ($2447 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 351st 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	$24.3	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988