Jerusalem vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$2113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	936K	824K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 120% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 911th and 4967th ($2483 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 410th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sakai

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	Jerusalem	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029