Jerusalem vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	78	5
😀 Quality of life	85	34
🏙️ Population	936K	115K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 401% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1551st and 8915th ($2114 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 374th and 7592nd 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	$22.2	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$666

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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	$1930
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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300