Jerusalem vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$4184
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1098
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	936K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 38% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 950th and 2821st ($2447 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 351st and 277th 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	$24.3	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$15329

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284