Cost of living comparison
compared to
Israel vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary
Israel is 52.7% more expensive than Sweden overall.
Israel vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Israel instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
$23.87
₪73.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
$18.77
₪58.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
$3.33
₪10.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
$2.70
₪8.36
|
|
Sweden vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.2% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
$3.02
₪9.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
$8.49
₪26.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
$9.09
₪28.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
$4.78
₪14.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
$6.33
₪19.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
$1.96
₪6.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
$1.48
₪4.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
$1.06
₪3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
$1.28
₪3.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
$0.82
₪2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
$0.73
₪2.26
|
|
Sweden vs. Israel - Cost of groceries
pay 34.5% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
$9.73
₪30.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
$86.98
₪269.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
$56,575.39
₪175K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
$15.75
₪48.75
|
|
Sweden vs. Israel - Cost of transportation
pay 71.7% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
$42.16
₪130.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
$1,456.98
₪4,508.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
$1,143.34
₪3,538.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
$221.23
₪684.64
|
|
Sweden vs. Israel - Cost of housing
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
$1,259.48
₪3,897.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
$26,132.54
₪80,872.36
|
|
Sweden vs. Israel - Cost of childcare
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
$9.32
₪28.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
$4.84
₪14.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
$13.45
₪41.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
$81.16
₪251.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
$14.27
₪44.16
|
|
Sweden vs. Israel - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
$83.52
₪258.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
$65.14
₪201.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
$134.03
₪414.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
$154.97
₪479.59
|
|
Sweden vs. Israel - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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