Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Israel instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$17.90
₪68.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$14.39
₪55.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$2.50
₪9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$1.91
₪7.31
|
|
pay 87.5% more for groceries
Poland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$2.15
₪8.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$6.33
₪24.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$6.35
₪24.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$3.67
₪14.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$4.41
₪16.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$1.35
₪5.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$1.01
₪3.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.78
₪2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.80
₪3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.57
₪2.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.54
₪2.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$7.29
₪27.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$56.84
₪217.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$38,263.55
₪146,369.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$16.01
₪61.23
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$27.44
₪104.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$937.71
₪3,587.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$781.37
₪2,988.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$174.52
₪667.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$818.87
₪3,132.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$8,820.34
₪33,740.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$7.83
₪29.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$3.48
₪13.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$9.79
₪37.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$63.71
₪243.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$11.62
₪44.46
|
|
pay 60.1% more for clothing
Poland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$86.13
₪329.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$53.49
₪204.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$109.65
₪419.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$124.42
₪475.93
|
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