Jerusalem vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	78	92
😀 Quality of life	85	94
🏙️ Population	936K	548K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 4% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 1551st and 1356th ($2114 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 374th and 42nd 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	$22.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$10346

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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	$1930
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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530