Jerusalem vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	936K	548K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 5% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 950th and 749th ($2447 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Israel and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Israel vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 351st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs The Hague

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	Jerusalem	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$12471

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696