Jerusalem vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5127
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1224
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$2310
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
85
99
🏙️ Population
936K
14.3M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 32% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1551st and 3019th ($2114 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Israel and Japan, respectively. Check Israel vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 374th and 3rd 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
$22.2
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.98
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1903
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13235
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8778
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$878
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17799
$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101