Jerusalem vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	40
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	936K	573K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 221% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 911th and 6865th ($2483 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Israel and Morocco, respectively. Check Israel vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 410th and 5750th 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	$25.6	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727