Jerusalem vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$2769
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$981
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$2205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	85	80
🏙️ Population	936K	593K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 85% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1907th and 4965th ($1948 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 183rd in Israel and Japan, respectively. Check Israel vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 276th and 446th 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	$16.1	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$13821

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078