Jerusalem vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1949
😷 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 120% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 911th and 4965th ($2483 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 69th in Israel and Japan, respectively. Check Israel vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 410th and 946th 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
$25.6
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$5281

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041