Jerusalem vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1425
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	69
😀 Quality of life	85	68
🏙️ Population	936K	720K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 124% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1551st and 5814th ($2114 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Okayama

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	Jerusalem	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545