Jerusalem vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	936K	548K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 3% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1770th and 1613th ($2037 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th 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 1.9 months in The Hague. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 358th and 35th 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	$20.4	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611