Jerusalem vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	89
😀 Quality of life	86	97
🏙️ Population	936K	5.87M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 20% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 911th and 154th ($2483 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Singapore, respectively. Check Israel vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 410th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Singapore City

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	Jerusalem	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663