Cost of living comparison
Israel is 75.4% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Israel instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 60.2% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Israel
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$18.66
₪70.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$2.57
₪9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.12
₪7.95
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$6.89
₪25.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$6.60
₪24.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$4.43
₪16.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.37
₪5.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.93
₪3.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.78
₪2.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.84
₪3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.61
₪2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.62
₪2.32
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$7.24
₪27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$54.77
₪205.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$13.38
₪50.21
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Estonia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$7.84
₪29.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$3.63
₪13.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$65.58
₪246.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$11.89
₪44.63
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$130.62
₪490.17
|
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