Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Israel

Israel vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 2.1 times more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Israel
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Israel
Transportation: pay 88.4% more in Israel
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Israel
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.6% more in Israel
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Israel

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Japan	Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 ¥1,066	$23.87 ₪73.86	+253.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥805	$18.77 ₪58.08	+268.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 ¥179	$3.33 ₪10.30	+193.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥120	$2.70 ₪8.36	+256.7%
Average			+252.3%

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Japan	Israel
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 ¥241	$3.02 ₪9.36	+98.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 ¥877	$8.49 ₪26.29	+53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 ¥879	$9.09 ₪28.12	+63.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 ¥318	$4.78 ₪14.78	+137.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 ¥450	$6.33 ₪19.58	+122.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16 ¥342	$1.96 ₪6.05	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥171	$1.48 ₪4.59	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 ¥243	$1.06 ₪3.29	-31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 ¥303	$1.28 ₪3.96	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ¥174	$0.82 ₪2.54	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥170	$0.73 ₪2.26	-32.1%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 88.4% more for transportation

	Japan	Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$9.73 ₪30.13	+136.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.20 ¥9,986	$86.98 ₪269.17	+37.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,047.50 ¥3M	$56,575.39 ₪175K	+168.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 ¥3,895	$15.75 ₪48.75	-36.1%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Japan	Israel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.54 ¥5,300	$42.16 ₪130.46	+25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.58 ¥86,367	$1,456.98 ₪4,508.92	+166.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.78 ¥57,008	$1,143.34 ₪3,538.28	+216.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.26 ¥17,897	$221.23 ₪684.64	+95.3%
Average			+162.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Japan	Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$417.01 ¥65,893	$1,259.48 ₪3,897.70	+202.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,300.14 ¥2M	$26,132.54 ₪80,872.36	+131.3%
Average			+164.3%

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pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 ¥406	$9.32 ₪28.83	+262.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 ¥483	$4.84 ₪14.98	+58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 ¥605	$13.45 ₪41.61	+251.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.31 ¥8,424	$81.16 ₪251.17	+52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.73 ¥1,853	$14.27 ₪44.16	+21.7%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Japan	Israel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.32 ¥7,320	$83.52 ₪258.46	+80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.33 ¥4,950	$65.14 ₪201.60	+107.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.45 ¥9,394	$134.03 ₪414.78	+125.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.04 ¥12,805	$154.97 ₪479.59	+91.2%
Average			+100.5%

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