Cost of living comparison
Israel is 22.7% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Israel instead of Finland, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Israel
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Finland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Finland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Finland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
Finland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Finland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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