Jerusalem vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	936K	1.06M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 100% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1551st and 5132nd ($2114 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 156th 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	$22.2	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$5986

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034