Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Israel instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 94.8% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$17.90
₪67.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$14.39
₪54.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$6.33
₪23.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$6.35
₪23.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$4.41
₪16.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.35
₪5.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.57
₪2.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$7.29
₪27.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$56.84
₪213.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$38,263.55
₪143,913.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$16.01
₪60.20
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Singapore
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$27.44
₪103.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$937.71
₪3,526.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$781.37
₪2,938.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$174.52
₪656.39
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$818.87
₪3,079.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$8,820.34
₪33,174.18
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$7.83
₪29.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$3.48
₪13.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$9.79
₪36.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$63.71
₪239.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$11.62
₪43.72
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$86.13
₪323.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$53.49
₪201.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$109.65
₪412.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$124.42
₪467.94
|
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