Jerusalem vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	77	5
😀 Quality of life	84	50
🏙️ Population	936K	115K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 426% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1770th and 9013th ($2037 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Bhutan, respectively. Check Israel vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 358th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Thimphu

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	Jerusalem	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$691

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284