Cost of living comparison

 Israel
compared to
 Maryland, USA
Maryland vs. Israel Cost of Living Summary

Maryland is 36.9% more expensive than Israel overall.

Restaurants
pay 12.7% less in Maryland
Groceries
pay 70.3% more in Maryland
Transportation
pay 9.3% more in Maryland
Housing
pay 82.5% more in Maryland
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Maryland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.3% more in Maryland
Clothing
pay 20.5% less in Maryland

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Maryland are more expensive than in Israel. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Maryland. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Maryland.

Maryland vs. Israel Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maryland instead of Israel, you would:

pay 12.7% less for restaurants

 
Israel
Maryland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.92
₪69.01
$18.52
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.73
₪53.72
$9.32
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.61
₪9.51
$2.35
 

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pay 70.3% more for groceries

 
Israel
Maryland
Bread
1 loaf
$2.24
₪8.18
$3.64
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.94
₪25.30
$6.32
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.77
₪24.68
$3.96
 

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

 
Israel
Maryland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
₪26.06
$3.38
 
Monthly public transit pass $55.86
₪203.70
$100.44
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,349.49
₪139,850.81
$27,215.38
 

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pay 82.5% more for housing

 
Israel
Maryland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.90
₪98.09
$74.60
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $996.96
₪3,635.66
$1,887.47
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $867.88
₪3,164.93
$1,554.10
 

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Israel
Maryland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $878.81
₪3,204.79
$1,794.91
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,812.07
₪43,075.61
$28,176.36
 

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Israel
Maryland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.94
₪28.96
$5.98
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.67
₪13.39
$4.95
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.64
₪35.14
$10.40
 

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

 
Israel
Maryland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.32
₪303.84
$50.07
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.42
₪194.79
$39.27
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.69
₪410.95
$97.44
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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