Jerusalem vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	37
😀 Quality of life	84	72
🏙️ Population	936K	6.44K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 23% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1770th and 3052nd ($2037 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and Malta, respectively. Check Israel vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 358th and 1891st 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	$20.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$8876

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344