Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 11.8% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Israel, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Israel
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Israel
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Israel
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Israel
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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