Cost of living comparison
Israel is 86.0% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Israel instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$18.66
₪69.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$14.78
₪55.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$2.57
₪9.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$2.12
₪7.90
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$2.27
₪8.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$6.89
₪25.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.60
₪24.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.71
₪13.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$4.43
₪16.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.37
₪5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.93
₪3.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.78
₪2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.84
₪3.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.61
₪2.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.62
₪2.30
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$7.24
₪26.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$54.77
₪204.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$38,392.11
₪143,114.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$13.38
₪49.87
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$26.60
₪99.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$993.65
₪3,704.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$858.83
₪3,201.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$173.67
₪647.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$870.80
₪3,246.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$11,400.36
₪42,497.12
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$7.84
₪29.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$3.63
₪13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$9.56
₪35.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$65.58
₪244.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$11.89
₪44.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$88.40
₪329.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$57.67
₪214.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$114.82
₪428.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$130.62
₪486.93
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Israel or Japan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.