Jerusalem vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	52
😀 Quality of life	87	72
🏙️ Population	936K	791K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 143% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 950th and 5515th ($2447 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 351st and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Niigata

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	Jerusalem	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$14992

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001