Cost of living comparison
Texas is 3.0% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Texas instead of Israel, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Texas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.31
|
$15.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
$8.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Israel
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.80
|
$5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.87
|
$3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.58
|
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.06
|
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.15
|
$1.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Israel
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.40
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.79
|
$56.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
$23,909.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.20
|
$14.11
|
|
pay 53.7% more for housing
Israel
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
$71.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
$1,311.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
$1,059.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
$139.47
|
|
pay 25.0% more for childcare
Israel
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
$969.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
$11,614.33
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.45
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.09
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
$7.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.63
|
$32.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.72
|
$10.69
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Israel
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
$43.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
$33.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
$75.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪467.94
|
$112.97
|
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