Jerusalem vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$1865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	92
😀 Quality of life	84	86
🏙️ Population	936K	1.38M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 24% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1770th and 3084th ($2037 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.1 months in Prague. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 358th and 292nd 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	$20.4	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$12545

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141