Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 18.4% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Israel, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Illinois
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪69.16
|
$16.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
$10.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.53
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.49
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Israel
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
$3.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
$5.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.73
|
$3.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
$2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.43
|
$5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.30
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$0.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.20
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Israel
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.12
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
$72.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
$28,096.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
$17.96
|
|
pay 49.8% more for housing
Israel
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
$65.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
$1,375.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
$1,146.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
$137.37
|
|
pay 82.6% more for childcare
Israel
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
$1,394.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
$24,405.00
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.02
|
$5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.42
|
$4.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
$9.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪234.37
|
$60.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.93
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Israel
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
$51.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
$41.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
$80.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
$115.89
|
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