Jerusalem vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	7
😀 Quality of life	84	53
🏙️ Population	936K	77.6K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 107% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1770th and 5798th ($2037 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Thailand, respectively. Check Israel vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 358th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Phuket

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	Jerusalem	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892