Cost of living comparison
Spain is 25.1% cheaper than Israel overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.4% less in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% less in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 11.8% less in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 12.8% less in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 47.0% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.9% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 27.1% less in Spain
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Israel, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪69.01
|
$13.87
€12.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.72
|
$9.22
€8.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.51
|
$2.13
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.48
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.18
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.30
|
$6.37
€5.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.68
|
$4.16
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.63
|
$2.66
€2.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.40
|
$3.36
€3.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.07
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.29
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.27
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.19
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.06
|
$6.38
€5.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪203.70
|
$34.26
€31.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪139,850.81
|
$33,643.92
€30,819.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.33
|
$14.57
€13.34
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.09
|
$31.87
€29.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,635.66
|
$872.36
€799.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,164.93
|
$692.13
€634.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪598.82
|
$103.97
€95.24
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,204.79
|
$385.97
€353.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,075.61
|
$7,352.21
€6,734.95
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪28.96
|
$2.84
€2.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.39
|
$1.98
€1.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.14
|
$5.66
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪233.88
|
$42.87
€39.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.84
|
$8.63
€7.91
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪303.84
|
$75.89
€69.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪194.79
|
$32.12
€29.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪410.95
|
$77.96
€71.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪469.37
|
$91.38
€83.71
|
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