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Israel vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 86.4% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Israel
Groceries
pay 63.1% more in Israel
Transportation
pay 91.5% more in Israel
Housing
pay 85.1% more in Israel
Childcare
pay 3.1 times more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports
pay 88.3% more in Israel
Clothing
pay 37.7% more in Israel

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Israel are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Israel.

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Israel vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Israel instead of Czech Republic, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Czech Republic
Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.97
CZK195.25
$23.87
₪73.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.74
CZK190.28
$18.77
₪57.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
CZK38.35
$3.33
₪10.20
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pay 63.1% more for groceries

 
Czech Republic
Israel
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.41
CZK30.76
$3.02
₪9.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.96
CZK129.72
$8.49
₪26.02
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
CZK88.76
$9.09
₪27.83
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pay 91.5% more for transportation

 
Czech Republic
Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.85
CZK149.07
$9.73
₪29.82
Monthly public transit pass $24.32
CZK529.21
$86.98
₪266.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,756.53
CZK648K
$56,575.39
₪173K
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pay 85.1% more for housing

 
Czech Republic
Israel
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $18.95
CZK412.42
$42.16
₪129.14
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $691.41
CZK15,047.47
$1,456.98
₪4,463.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $577.26
CZK12,563.09
$1,143.34
₪3,502.56
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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

 
Czech Republic
Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $414.07
CZK9,011.58
$1,259.48
₪3,858.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,470.92
CZK184K
$26,132.54
₪80,055.72
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pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Czech Republic
Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.34
CZK50.96
$9.32
₪28.54
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.98
CZK64.81
$4.84
₪14.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.20
CZK156.73
$13.45
₪41.19
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pay 37.7% more for clothing

 
Czech Republic
Israel
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $76.46
CZK1,663.97
$83.52
₪255.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.88
CZK780.89
$65.14
₪199.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $93.11
CZK2,026.39
$134.03
₪410.60
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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