Jerusalem vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	40
😀 Quality of life	85	63
🏙️ Population	936K	573K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 200% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1551st and 6866th ($2114 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Morocco, respectively. Check Israel vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 374th and 4758th 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	$22.2	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$5394

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430