Jerusalem vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
85
90
🏙️ Population
936K
1.46M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 90% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1907th and 5138th ($1948 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 276th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kyoto

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Jerusalem Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$8938

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006