Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.1% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Israel instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$17.90
₪67.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$6.33
₪23.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$6.35
₪23.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.41
₪16.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.35
₪5.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$7.29
₪27.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$56.84
₪213.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$16.01
₪60.20
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$7.83
₪29.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$3.48
₪13.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$63.71
₪239.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$11.62
₪43.72
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$124.42
₪467.94
|
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