Jerusalem vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$4276
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 638th and 165th ($2663 vs $3105) 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 407th 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	$24.9	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$27027

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637