Jerusalem vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$2005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	78	52
😀 Quality of life	85	67
🏙️ Population	936K	507K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 114% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 1551st and 5575th ($2114 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 587th 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 2 months in Matsuyama. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Matsuyama ranked 549th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Matsuyama

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	Jerusalem	Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$86.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	1.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$25.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$22.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$9.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$11046

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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 Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$927
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$934
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$928
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$937
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$934
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$934
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$886
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$952
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$931
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$865
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$938
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$903
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$859
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$881
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$890
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$854
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$874
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$878
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$979
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$944
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$985
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$906
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$973
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$885
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1031
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$887
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1011
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$964
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$883
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1013
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$866
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$882
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$897