Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Israel

Israel vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 58.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Israel
Groceries: pay 77.7% more in Israel
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Israel
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Israel
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.8% more in Israel
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Israel

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and childcare in Israel are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Israel.

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Israel vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Israel instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$23.87 ₪73.11	+104.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$18.77 ₪57.50	+167.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$3.33 ₪10.20	+105.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$2.70 ₪8.27	+223.2%
Average			+135.0%

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pay 77.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Israel
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$3.02 ₪9.27	+197.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$8.49 ₪26.02	+19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$9.09 ₪27.83	+96.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$4.78 ₪14.63	+156.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$6.33 ₪19.39	+112.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$1.96 ₪5.99	+109.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$1.48 ₪4.55	+82.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$1.06 ₪3.25	+17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$1.28 ₪3.92	-28.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.82 ₪2.52	+102.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.73 ₪2.24	+125.7%
Average			+77.7%

Moscow vs. Israel - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$9.73 ₪29.82	+194.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$86.98 ₪266.45	+114.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$56,575.39 ₪173K	+45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$15.75 ₪48.26	+56.6%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Israel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$42.16 ₪129.14	+326.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$1,456.98 ₪4,463.39	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$1,143.34 ₪3,502.56	+42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$221.23 ₪677.73	+54.9%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Moscow	Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$1,259.48 ₪3,858.34	+55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$26,132.54 ₪80,055.72	-1.1%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$9.32 ₪28.54	+99.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$4.84 ₪14.83	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$13.45 ₪41.19	+289.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$81.16 ₪248.63	+93.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$14.27 ₪43.72	+52.5%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Israel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$83.52 ₪255.85	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$65.14 ₪199.57	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$134.03 ₪410.60	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$154.97 ₪474.75	-14.0%
Average			-10.7%

Moscow vs. Israel - Cost of clothing

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