Jerusalem vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	85	36
🏙️ Population	936K	159K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 152% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1551st and 6298th ($2114 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 374th and 7365th 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	$22.2	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$2887

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491