Australia vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$4511
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$1053
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1825
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$2872
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$52642
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
64
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
85%
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
26.5M
9.84M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 12% more expensive than in Israel ($1901). Australia ranked 12th vs 19th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 3rd and 26th 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
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$8.84
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$1037
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$1520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$8975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$7055
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$12052

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1669
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2114
936K
Tel Aviv
$2306
468K
Haifa
$1645
283K
Petah Tikva
$1853
236K
Beersheba
$1471
209K
Rishon LeZion
$2028
250K
Bnei Brak
$2072
194K
Holon
$1834
194K
Ramat Gan
$2232
159K
Netanya
$2138
217K
Ashkelon
$1511
134K
Herzliya
$2145
94K
Beit Shemesh
$1506
119K
Rehovot
$1811
133K
Bat Yam
$1890
129K
Kfar Saba
$1965
101K
Hadera
$1576
95.7K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
97.1K
Ra'anana
$1990
74K
Nazareth
$1732
83.4K
Afula
$1652
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1912
46.7K
Rahat
$1686
64.5K
Lod
$1891
75.7K
Givatayim
$2156
59.5K
Rosh HaAyin
$1919
56.3K
Nahariya
$1616
60K
Kiryat Gat
$1757
55K
Acre
$1502
48.9K
Umm al-Fahm
$1756
55.3K