Himeji vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Himeji	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2608	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1900	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	60	78
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	528K	936K

The cost of living in Himeji is 58% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5348th and 950th ($1029 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 3rd in Japan and Israel, respectively. Check Japan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 2106th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Jerusalem

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	Himeji	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.52	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.3	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5625	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3176	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.7	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$460	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10839	$23696

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$972
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$989
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$977
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$998
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$990
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1030
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1035
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1019
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$987
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1000
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1037
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1020
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1152
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$980
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1157
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1017
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$975
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1158
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$945
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1030
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1033
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1005
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1219
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$931
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1043
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1055
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1031
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$964
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1068

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