Cost of living comparison
Israel is 7.8% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Israel instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Virginia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.49
|
$18.92
₪70.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$2.61
₪9.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$2.05
₪7.69
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$6.94
₪26.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$6.77
₪25.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.54
|
$4.50
₪16.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$1.39
₪5.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.90
₪3.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.79
₪2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$0.90
₪3.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.63
₪2.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.60
₪2.26
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$7.15
₪26.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.15
|
$55.86
₪209.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,788.87
|
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.99
|
$12.71
₪47.64
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Virginia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.48
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,832.03
|
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.84
|
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.31
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,614.20
|
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,849.72
|
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.17
|
$7.94
₪29.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
|
$3.67
₪13.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.03
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.19
|
$64.13
₪240.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
|
$11.47
₪43.02
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Virginia
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.05
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.36
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.16
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.91
|
$128.71
₪482.61
|
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