Jerusalem vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	39
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	936K	6.44K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 46% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 638th and 2712th ($2663 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Israel and Malta, respectively. Check Israel vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 407th and 1347th 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	$24.9	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$12648

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391