Jerusalem vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	936K	767K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 70% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 950th and 4147th ($2447 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Israel and Croatia, respectively. Check Israel vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 351st and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Zagreb

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	Jerusalem	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$12234

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890