Jerusalem vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	8
😀 Quality of life	86	48
🏙️ Population	936K	24.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 51% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 911th and 3471st ($2483 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 410th and 6854th 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	$25.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$8971

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419