Jerusalem vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	73
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	936K	1.96M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 76% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1551st and 4470th ($2114 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 39th 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 262nd 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	$22.2	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$10781

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jerusalem

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	$1931
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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088