Jerusalem vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5127
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$1224
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2310
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
91
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
936K
1.52M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 91% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1551st and 4793rd ($2114 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 374th and 674th 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
$22.2
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.98
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1903
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13235
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8778
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$878
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17799
$16179

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$349

$907

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079