Jerusalem vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
85
96
🏙️ Population
936K
1.52M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 81% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1907th and 4822nd ($1948 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 106th 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 Kobe. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 276th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kobe

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Jerusalem Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$9012

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015