Cost of living comparison
Italy is 17.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Italy instead of Israel, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪70.03
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.63
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.95
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.87
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.78
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.62
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.16
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.50
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.15
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.29
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.32
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.17
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.43
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.62
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪246.11
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.63
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪490.17
|
$115.51
€106.22
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