Cost of living comparison
Israel is 13.1% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Israel instead of Norway, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$17.90
₪67.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$6.33
₪23.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$6.35
₪23.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$4.41
₪16.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$1.35
₪5.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$7.29
₪27.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$56.84
₪213.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$16.01
₪60.20
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Norway
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$7.83
₪29.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$3.48
₪13.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$63.71
₪239.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$11.62
₪43.72
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Norway
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$124.42
₪467.94
|
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