Jerusalem vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	7
😀 Quality of life	85	55
🏙️ Population	936K	77.6K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 124% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1907th and 6130th ($1948 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Israel and Thailand, respectively. Check Israel vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 276th and 5986th 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	$16.1	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$13219

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743