Jerusalem vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$211
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	936K	159K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 154% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 950th and 5871st ($2447 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Israel vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 351st and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Praia

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	Jerusalem	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$3216

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506