Cost of living comparison
Israel is 1.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Israel instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Israel
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.25
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Israel
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.11
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.79
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Israel
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€808.46
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.40
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.61
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Israel
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.16
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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