Cost of living comparison
Finland is 14.4% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Finland instead of Israel, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪69.16
|
$14.18
€13.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.53
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.49
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
$3.70
€3.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.73
|
$4.27
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.43
|
$5.38
€5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.30
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.20
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.12
|
$7.64
€7.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
$60.52
€58.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
$18.35
€17.60
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
$734.49
€704.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
$604.75
€579.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
|
pay 46.6% less for childcare
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
$291.42
€279.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.02
|
$7.29
€6.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.42
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪234.37
|
$41.73
€40.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.93
|
$15.60
€14.95
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
$108.56
€104.09
|
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