Cost of living comparison
Israel is 75.2% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Israel instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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