Jerusalem vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$2366
😷 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 40% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 638th and 2377th ($2663 vs $1899) 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 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 407th and 244th 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	$24.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$19039

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340