Jerusalem vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$2837
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	936K	1.96M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 66% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1907th and 4509th ($1948 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 276th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sapporo

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	Jerusalem	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$10328

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Cities near Jerusalem

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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1048
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1050
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1046
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1043
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1003
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1056
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$958
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1058
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1062
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1069
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$953
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$929
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$959
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$943
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1034
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1086
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1086
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$986
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$999
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1125
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$994
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$947
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1090
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$955
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$992
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$967
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1164
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$973
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$972
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1093
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1085
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1085
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1090
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1081
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1111
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1106
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1117