Jerusalem vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	936K	6.44K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 38% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 950th and 2847th ($2447 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Malta, respectively. Check Israel vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 351st and 1422nd 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	$24.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$12705

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375