Cost of living comparison
Israel is 8.2% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Israel instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.36
|
$17.90
₪68.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$14.39
₪55.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$2.50
₪9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.91
₪7.31
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$2.15
₪8.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$6.33
₪24.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$6.35
₪24.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$3.67
₪14.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$4.41
₪16.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.35
₪5.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$1.01
₪3.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.78
₪2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.80
₪3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.57
₪2.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.54
₪2.07
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$7.29
₪27.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$56.84
₪217.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$38,263.55
₪146,369.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$16.01
₪61.23
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$27.44
₪104.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$937.71
₪3,587.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$781.37
₪2,988.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$174.52
₪667.60
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$818.87
₪3,132.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$8,820.34
₪33,740.52
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$7.83
₪29.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$3.48
₪13.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$9.79
₪37.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$63.71
₪243.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$11.62
₪44.46
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$86.13
₪329.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$53.49
₪204.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$109.65
₪419.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$124.42
₪475.93
|
|
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