Jerusalem vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
86
96
🏙️ Population
936K
14.3M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 46% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 911th and 3249th ($2483 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 410th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Tokyo

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Jerusalem Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005