Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Haifa, Israel

Haifa vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Haifa is 23.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% more in Haifa
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Haifa
Transportation: pay 24.9% more in Haifa
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Haifa
Childcare: pay 13.8% more in Haifa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% more in Haifa
Clothing: pay 31.9% more in Haifa

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Haifa are more expensive than in Rome.

Haifa vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haifa instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 44.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Haifa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.78	$18.67 ₪68.96	+16.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.85	$14.67 ₪54.18	+36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.05	$2.71 ₪10.01	+21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.03	$2.29 ₪8.48	+104.3%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Rome	Haifa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.64	$2.78 ₪10.28	+56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.44	$7.43 ₪27.43	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.70	$7.38 ₪27.28	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.46	$3.88 ₪14.33	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.50	$4.36 ₪16.11	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$1.27 ₪4.68	+18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$0.90 ₪3.33	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$0.74 ₪2.75	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.01	$0.95 ₪3.50	-13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$0.60 ₪2.21	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$0.64 ₪2.36	-18.5%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 24.9% more for transportation

	Rome	Haifa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.57	$7.25 ₪26.79	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.49	$59.99 ₪221.66	+59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,637.10	$43,462.96 ₪160,583.81	+62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.77	$13.07 ₪48.27	-23.8%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Rome	Haifa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €27.08	$26.95 ₪99.58	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,085.30	$818.18 ₪3,022.94	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €701.66	$685.43 ₪2,532.48	-10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €153.80	$182.83 ₪675.52	+9.3%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

	Rome	Haifa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €467.87	$977.69 ₪3,612.31	+92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,646.15	$3,733.01 ₪13,792.47	-64.4%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Haifa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.93	$9.07 ₪33.50	+69.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.40	$3.67 ₪13.55	+140.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.91	$9.87 ₪36.45	+53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.62	$69.66 ₪257.38	+19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.85	$11.87 ₪43.84	+10.7%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 31.9% more for clothing

	Rome	Haifa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €60.17	$79.75 ₪294.66	+21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.26	$51.66 ₪190.88	+68.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €70.95	$107.07 ₪395.59	+38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €94.08	$101.32 ₪374.37	-1.0%
Average			+31.9%

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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: April 2025

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