Jerusalem vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	69
😀 Quality of life	87	72
🏙️ Population	936K	720K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 166% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 950th and 6116th ($2447 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 791st 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 404th in Japan, while ranked 351st and 3262nd 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	$24.3	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$10787

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558