Jerusalem vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	37
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	936K	6.44K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 18% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1907th and 2834th ($1948 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Israel and Malta, respectively. Check Israel vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 276th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Valletta

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	Jerusalem	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$10317

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355