Australia vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$2120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$4932
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$1951
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$3258
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
64
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
85%
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
94
84
🏙️ Population
27.2M
9.97M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 6% more expensive than in Israel ($2120). Australia ranked 13th vs 16th for Israel in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 5th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Israel

We calculate prices for Australia and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 67 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$90.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$17.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$9.48
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$963
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$9722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$7252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$4.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$15010

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2447
936K
Tel Aviv
$2492
468K
Haifa
$1840
283K
Petah Tikva
$2124
236K
Bnei Brak
$2286
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2233
250K
Ramat Gan
$2440
159K
Holon
$1937
194K
Beersheba
$1645
209K
Netanya
$2247
217K
Ashkelon
$1850
134K
Rehovot
$1947
133K
Bat Yam
$2040
129K
Beit Shemesh
$1747
119K
Herzliya
$2937
94K
Hadera
$1786
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2214
101K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
97.1K
Afula
$1817
60K
Ra'anana
$2290
74K
Nazareth
$1850
83.4K
Lod
$1998
75.7K
Ramat HaSharon
$1974
46.7K
Rahat
$1879
64.5K
Eilat
$1734
51.9K
Rosh HaAyin
$2153
56.3K
Kiryat Ono
$2135
41.9K
Nahariya
$1775
60K
Kiryat Gat
$2032
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1954
55.3K