Cost of living comparison
Israel is 29.4% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Israel instead of Italy, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$18.92
₪70.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$14.73
₪54.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$2.61
₪9.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$2.05
₪7.59
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$2.24
₪8.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$6.94
₪25.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$6.77
₪25.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$4.50
₪16.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.39
₪5.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.79
₪2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.90
₪3.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.63
₪2.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.60
₪2.23
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$7.15
₪26.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$55.86
₪206.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$38,349.49
₪141,969.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$12.71
₪47.03
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$26.90
₪99.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$996.96
₪3,690.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$867.88
₪3,212.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$164.21
₪607.89
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$878.81
₪3,253.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$11,812.07
₪43,728.29
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$7.94
₪29.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$3.67
₪13.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$9.64
₪35.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$64.13
₪237.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$11.47
₪42.48
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Israel
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$83.32
₪308.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$53.42
₪197.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$112.69
₪417.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$128.71
₪476.49
|
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