Jerusalem vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$3717
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	936K	1.51M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 13% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1770th and 1056th ($2037 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Germany, respectively. Check Israel vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 358th and 54th 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	$20.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$19483

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668