Cost of living comparison
China is 39.7% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in China instead of Israel, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Israel
|
China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.31
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Israel
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.80
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.87
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.58
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.06
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Israel
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.40
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.79
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.20
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Israel
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 23.8% more for childcare
Israel
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.45
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.09
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.63
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.72
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Israel
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪467.94
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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