Cost of living comparison
Russia is 55.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Russia instead of Israel, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.31
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Israel
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.80
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.87
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.58
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.06
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Israel
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.40
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.79
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.20
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Israel
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Israel
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.45
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.09
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.63
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.72
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪467.94
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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