Cost of living comparison
compared to
Israel vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary
Israel is 16.9% cheaper than Switzerland overall.
Israel vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Israel instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Switzerland
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.33
CHF24.99
|
$23.87
₪75.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.14
CHF14.94
|
$18.77
₪59.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.29
CHF4.35
|
$3.33
₪10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.78
CHF3.94
|
$2.70
₪8.49
|
|
Switzerland vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
CHF2.89
|
$3.02
₪9.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.96
CHF10.68
|
$8.49
₪26.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.10
CHF6.68
|
$9.09
₪28.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.57
CHF6.24
|
$4.78
₪15.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.18
CHF10.04
|
$6.33
₪19.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
CHF1.32
|
$1.96
₪6.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
CHF0.75
|
$1.48
₪4.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
CHF1.03
|
$1.06
₪3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF1.85
|
$1.28
₪4.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CHF0.70
|
$0.82
₪2.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
CHF0.78
|
$0.73
₪2.30
|
|
Switzerland vs. Israel - Cost of groceries
pay 2.8% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
CHF7.06
|
$9.73
₪30.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.70
CHF97.79
|
$86.98
₪273.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,149.55
CHF33,076.84
|
$56,575.39
₪178K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.12
CHF34.70
|
$15.75
₪49.53
|
|
Switzerland vs. Israel - Cost of transportation
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.17
CHF47.92
|
$42.16
₪132.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,813.65
CHF1,494.16
|
$1,456.98
₪4,581.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,535.97
CHF1,265.39
|
$1,143.34
₪3,595.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.49
CHF170.11
|
$221.23
₪695.67
|
|
Switzerland vs. Israel - Cost of housing
pay 38.8% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,648.71
CHF2,182.11
|
$1,259.48
₪3,960.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,203.62
CHF27,354.51
|
$26,132.54
₪82,175.33
|
|
Switzerland vs. Israel - Cost of childcare
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.68
CHF7.15
|
$9.32
₪29.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
CHF4.90
|
$4.84
₪15.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.85
CHF8.94
|
$13.45
₪42.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.96
CHF77.41
|
$81.16
₪255.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.75
CHF18.74
|
$14.27
₪44.88
|
|
Switzerland vs. Israel - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$135.00
CHF111.22
|
$83.52
₪262.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.94
CHF54.32
|
$65.14
₪204.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$152.86
CHF125.93
|
$134.03
₪421.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$196.87
CHF162.19
|
$154.97
₪487.32
|
|
Switzerland 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 November 2026). How we calculate this
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