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
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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
₪70.37
|
$13.87
€12.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪54.77
|
$9.22
€8.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.70
|
$2.13
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.62
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.34
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.80
|
$6.37
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.16
|
$4.16
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.90
|
$2.66
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.72
|
$3.36
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.17
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.94
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.34
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.34
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.24
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.57
|
$6.38
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪207.70
|
$34.26
€30.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪142,597.52
|
$33,643.92
€29,621.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.24
|
$14.57
€12.83
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.02
|
$31.87
€28.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,707.07
|
$872.36
€768.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,227.09
|
$692.13
€609.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪610.58
|
$103.97
€91.54
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,267.74
|
$385.97
€339.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,921.63
|
$7,352.21
€6,473.16
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.52
|
$2.84
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.65
|
$1.98
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.83
|
$5.66
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪238.47
|
$42.87
€37.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪42.66
|
$8.63
€7.60
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪309.81
|
$75.89
€66.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪198.62
|
$32.12
€28.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪419.02
|
$77.96
€68.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪478.59
|
$91.38
€80.46
|
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