Jerusalem vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	8
😀 Quality of life	85	59
🏙️ Population	936K	24.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 41% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1551st and 3454th ($2114 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Israel vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 374th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Victoria

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	Jerusalem	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$8298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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	$1931
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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408