Israel vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2211
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5162
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$2007
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3584
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
7.52
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
71
🌐 English speaking %
85%
15%
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
85
89
🏙️ Population
9.97M
124M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2211) is 95% more expensive than in Japan ($1131). Israel ranked 15th vs 78th for Japan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Israel compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 26th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Japan

We calculate prices for Israel and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 907 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Israel Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.9
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.7
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.31
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2188
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1666
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11147
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7278
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.35
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.74
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1198
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17022
$13435

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2483
936K
Tel Aviv
$2702
468K
Haifa
$1930
283K
Petah Tikva
$2253
236K
Bnei Brak
$2385
194K
Holon
$2031
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2403
250K
Beersheba
$1700
209K
Ramat Gan
$2451
159K
Netanya
$2136
217K
Ashkelon
$1761
134K
Beit Shemesh
$1823
119K
Rehovot
$2066
133K
Bat Yam
$2147
129K
Herzliya
$3089
94K
Kfar Saba
$2346
101K
Hadera
$1887
95.7K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
97.1K
Ra'anana
$2432
74K
Afula
$1909
60K
Lod
$2154
75.7K
Rahat
$1962
64.5K
Ramat HaSharon
$2110
46.7K
Rosh HaAyin
$2270
56.3K
Eilat
$1853
51.9K
Nazareth
$1981
83.4K
Kiryat Ono
$2192
41.9K
Kiryat Gat
$2079
55K
Nahariya
$1894
60K
Givatayim
$2449
59.5K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K