Jerusalem vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	78	5
😀 Quality of life	87	42
🏙️ Population	936K	115K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 483% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 950th and 8940th ($2447 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Bhutan, respectively. Check Israel vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 351st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Thimphu

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	Jerusalem	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$653

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289