Jerusalem vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	89
😀 Quality of life	85	97
🏙️ Population	936K	5.87M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 31% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1551st and 129th ($2114 vs $3059) 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 374th and 11th 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	$22.2	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$27780

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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	$1931
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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605