Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.2 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Israel instead of Romania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Romania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 81.0% more for groceries
Romania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Romania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Romania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 58.9% more for clothing
Romania
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
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