Cost of living comparison
Japan is 27.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Japan instead of Israel, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$6.59
¥1,036
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$4.91
¥773
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$1.01
¥159
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.80
¥125
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Israel
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$1.40
¥221
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$5.54
¥871
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$5.14
¥808
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$1.99
¥312
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$2.58
¥406
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$1.93
¥303
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$1.11
¥174
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$1.76
¥277
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$1.80
¥284
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$1.11
¥175
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.90
¥142
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Israel
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$4.17
¥656
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$60.62
¥9,533
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$21,439.97
¥3,371,436
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$24.44
¥3,842
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Israel
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$33.46
¥5,261
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$480.50
¥75,559
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$321.68
¥50,584
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$107.01
¥16,827
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$240.59
¥37,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$10,805.94
¥1,699,234
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$2.60
¥409
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$2.74
¥431
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$3.86
¥608
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$55.52
¥8,731
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$11.57
¥1,819
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Israel
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$38.65
¥6,078
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$25.96
¥4,082
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$52.99
¥8,333
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$85.48
¥13,442
|
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