Jerusalem vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5127
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1224
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2310
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
85
77
🏙️ Population
936K
1.33M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 77% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1551st and 4495th ($2114 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 748th 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
$22.2
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.98
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1903
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13235
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8778
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$878
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17799
$14676

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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
$1930
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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125