Jerusalem vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
936K
1.33M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 83% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1907th and 4896th ($1948 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 145th in Israel and Japan, respectively. Check Israel vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 276th and 484th 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
$16.1
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039