Jerusalem vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1976
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$593
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	40
😀 Quality of life	84	57
🏙️ Population	936K	573K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 172% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 1770th and 6678th ($2037 vs $747) 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 0.8 months in Rabat. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Rabat ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 358th and 5581st 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	$20.4	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$5427

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$531
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$550
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$667
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$898
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$498
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$415
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$547
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$512
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$710
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1256
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1221
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$938
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1454
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$651
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1446
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1430
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2180
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1388
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1252
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1163
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1432
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1455
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$908
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1196
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1016
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1436
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$2047
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1519