Cost of living comparison
Israel is 51.1% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Israel instead of Greece, you would:
pay 89.1% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$18.66
₪69.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$14.78
₪55.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.57
₪9.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$2.12
₪7.90
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Greece
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.27
₪8.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$6.89
₪25.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$6.60
₪24.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$3.71
₪13.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$4.43
₪16.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.37
₪5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.93
₪3.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.78
₪2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.84
₪3.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.61
₪2.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.62
₪2.30
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$7.24
₪26.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$54.77
₪204.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$38,392.11
₪143,114.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$13.38
₪49.87
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
Greece
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$26.60
₪99.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$993.65
₪3,704.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$858.83
₪3,201.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$173.67
₪647.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$870.80
₪3,246.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$11,400.36
₪42,497.12
|
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$7.84
₪29.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$3.63
₪13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$9.56
₪35.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$65.58
₪244.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$11.89
₪44.33
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Greece
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$88.40
₪329.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$57.67
₪214.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$114.82
₪428.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$130.62
₪486.93
|
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