Jerusalem vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	87	81
🏙️ Population	936K	594K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 139% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 950th and 5371st ($2447 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 306th in Israel and Japan, respectively. Check Israel vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 351st and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kawaguchi

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	Jerusalem	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$15648

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066