Jerusalem vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	8
😀 Quality of life	86	56
🏙️ Population	936K	77.6K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 134% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 911th and 5233rd ($2483 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Thailand, respectively. Check Israel vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 410th and 6325th 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	$25.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$16566

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981