Jerusalem vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	8
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	936K	24.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 54% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 950th and 3601st ($2447 vs $1585) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 351st and 5581st 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	$24.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420