Jerusalem vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	85	43
🏙️ Population	936K	6.87M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 200% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 1551st and 6863rd ($2114 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and Myanmar, respectively. Check Israel vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 374th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Yangon

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	Jerusalem	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625