Jerusalem vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	84	100
🏙️ Population	936K	5.03M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 15% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1770th and 923rd ($2037 vs $2397) 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 358th 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	$20.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913