Jerusalem vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3397
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1197
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$2537
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	99
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	936K	1.54M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 69% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1551st and 4340th ($2114 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 26th 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 Kawasaki. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kawasaki

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	Jerusalem	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$15204

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116