Jerusalem vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	936K	1.49M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 11% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1907th and 1315th ($1948 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Germany, respectively. Check Israel vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 276th and 48th 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	$16.1	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$18334

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599