Cost of living comparison
Israel is 53.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Israel instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Israel
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Israel
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Israel
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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