Jerusalem vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	90
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	936K	1.51M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 5% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 638th and 863rd ($2663 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Germany, respectively. Check Israel vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 407th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Munich

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	Jerusalem	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$17274

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714