Jerusalem vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	89
😀 Quality of life	84	97
🏙️ Population	936K	5.87M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 36% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1770th and 81st ($2037 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Singapore, respectively. Check Israel vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 358th and 8th 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	$20.4	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637