Jerusalem vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1959
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	78	96
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	936K	2.75M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 98% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 950th and 4626th ($2447 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 351st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Osaka

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	Jerusalem	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$13640

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997