Jerusalem vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
936K
1.33M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 131% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 911th and 5151st ($2483 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 152nd in Israel and Japan, respectively. Check Israel vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 410th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Saitama

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Jerusalem Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$15321

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102