Jerusalem vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$1516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	936K	1.06M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 129% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 950th and 5094th ($2447 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 351st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sendai

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	Jerusalem	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$5899

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$992
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$986
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$989
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$988
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$972
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$979
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$969
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$966
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$995
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$994
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1002
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$955
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$967
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$953
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$972
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1001
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$959
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1001
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$921
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$929
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$950
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$980
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1006
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$964
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$959
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1010
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1011
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$963
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1013