Jerusalem vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$2307
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	936K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 30% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 911th and 2387th ($2483 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 410th and 285th 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	$25.6	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$17389

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383