Jerusalem vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$1844
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$717
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	40
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	936K	573K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 172% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1907th and 6711th ($1948 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Israel and Morocco, respectively. Check Israel vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Rabat. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 276th and 5615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Rabat

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	Jerusalem	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$3.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$2099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$3292

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$574
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$627
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$826
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$424
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$437
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$529
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$503
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$661
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$504
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1119
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1091
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$932
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1129
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$609
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1159
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1314
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1774
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1254
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1328
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1318
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1357
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1385
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1101
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1158
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1123
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1494
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2218
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1435