Jerusalem vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$3619
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1662
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	85	85
🏙️ Population	936K	1.36M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 27% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1907th and 3308th ($1948 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Israel vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 276th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Prague

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	Jerusalem	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$11372

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1363
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1188
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1146
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1116
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1015
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1063
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$918
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1130
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1102
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1293
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1127
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1122
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1046
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1036
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1311
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1077
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1013
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$979
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1344
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1083
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$969
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$956
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1406
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1019
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1165
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1344
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1002