Jerusalem vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	78	95
😀 Quality of life	85	91
🏙️ Population	936K	1.46M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 84% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1551st and 4641st ($2114 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 67th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 112th 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	$22.2	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$7056

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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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062