Jerusalem vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$2780
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$722
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$1874
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	77	96
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	936K	1.46M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 142% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 638th and 5014th ($2663 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st in Israel and Japan, respectively. Check Israel vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 407th and 867th 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	$24.9	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$6117

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$949
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$950
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$946
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$960
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$930
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$932
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$932
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$954
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$946
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$986
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$936
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$946
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$986
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$941
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$970
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$982
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$938
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$975
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$964
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$949
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$982
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1010
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1063
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$987
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$950
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$958
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$948
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$988
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$996
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$991
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$929
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1010