Cost of living comparison

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Israel vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 94.7% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Israel
Groceries
pay 14.9% more in Israel
Transportation
pay 37.3% more in Israel
Housing
pay 86.9% more in Israel
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports
pay 98.6% more in Israel
Clothing
pay 97.7% more in Israel

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation in Israel are more expensive than in Japan. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Israel.

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Israel vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Israel instead of Japan, you would:

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Japan
Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.60
¥1,052
$21.27
₪59.60
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.10
¥812
$16.70
₪46.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
¥170
$2.94
₪8.25
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pay 14.9% more for groceries

 
Japan
Israel
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.50
¥239
$2.66
₪7.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.07
¥807
$8.17
₪22.88
Milk (1 gallon) $5.67
¥903
$7.81
₪21.88
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pay 37.3% more for transportation

 
Japan
Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.39
¥699
$8.15
₪22.83
Monthly public transit pass $59.14
¥9,422
$63.78
₪178.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,599.51
¥4M
$45,327.76
₪127K
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pay 86.9% more for housing

 
Japan
Israel
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.91
¥5,403
$30.28
₪84.85
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $543.18
¥86,534
$1,182.96
₪3,314.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $353.61
¥56,334
$990.96
₪2,776.53
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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Japan
Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $296.89
¥47,296
$1,022.81
₪2,865.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,159.48
¥2M
$12,300.36
₪34,463.77
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pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Japan
Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.60
¥415
$8.92
₪25.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
¥482
$4.22
₪11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.89
¥619
$11.09
₪31.07
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pay 97.7% more for clothing

 
Japan
Israel
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.79
¥7,136
$92.85
₪260.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $32.04
¥5,104
$64.69
₪181.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $57.37
¥9,139
$125.62
₪351.97
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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