Himeji vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$335	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	61	77
😀 Quality of life	75	86
🏙️ Population	528K	936K

The cost of living in Himeji is 63% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5728th and 638th ($976 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 3rd in Japan and Israel, respectively. Check Japan vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 1726th and 407th 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	$7.38	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$30598

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845