Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.6% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Germany instead of Israel, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪68.21
|
$14.04
€13.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.09
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.40
|
$2.80
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.39
|
$2.41
€2.29
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.09
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.01
|
$6.71
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.39
|
$4.38
€4.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.47
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.21
|
$6.24
€5.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.01
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.25
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.85
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.23
|
$2.10
€2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.27
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.17
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪25.76
|
$7.07
€6.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪201.32
|
$52.96
€50.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪138,216.93
|
$28,807.86
€27,430.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪45.79
|
$23.02
€21.92
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪96.94
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,593.19
|
$790.39
€752.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,127.95
|
$625.27
€595.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪591.82
|
$230.06
€219.07
|
|
pay 21.8% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,167.35
|
$458.39
€436.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪42,572.36
|
$12,308.95
€11,720.58
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪28.62
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.23
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪34.73
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪231.15
|
$36.01
€34.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.35
|
$12.80
€12.19
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪300.29
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪192.52
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪406.15
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪463.89
|
$123.43
€117.53
|
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