Cost of living comparison
Finland is 16.1% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Finland instead of Israel, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$13.85
€12.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$9.97
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$3.73
€3.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$4.21
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$2.94
€2.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$5.06
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$7.87
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$60.62
€55.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$30,056.21
€27,684.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$18.81
€17.33
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$22.06
€20.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$746.03
€687.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$620.54
€571.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$99.79
€91.92
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$310.89
€286.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$7,564.54
€6,967.75
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$7.16
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$4.25
€3.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$10.60
€9.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$43.05
€39.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$15.48
€14.26
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Israel
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$76.46
€70.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$32.66
€30.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$83.52
€76.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$107.88
€99.36
|
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