France vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$1838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$4360
🏠 One person rent
$791
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$1519
$1771
🍽️ Food expenses
$529
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2565
$2644
💸 GDP per capita
$40886
$54931
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
82.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
62
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
85%
🎓 Higher education
86
93
😀 Quality of life
85
82
🏙️ Population
67.7M
9.19M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 16% less expensive than in Israel ($1838). France ranked 29th vs 21st 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 France compared to 1.4 months in Israel. Ranked 24th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Israel

We calculate prices for France and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$76.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$1019
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$823
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.55%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$8428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4977
$6734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.35
$8.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$67
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.4
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$91
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$696
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10708
$11774

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2231
2.15M
Marseille
$1602
870K
Lyon
$1523
522K
Toulouse
$1448
498K
Nice
$1616
343K
Montpellier
$1458
299K
Bordeaux
$1504
260K
Nantes
$1490
321K
Strasbourg
$1186
291K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
121K
Lille
$1510
236K
Rennes
$1284
222K
Villeurbanne
$1540
155K
Toulon
$1314
180K
Grenoble
$1398
158K
Angers
$1323
156K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
147K
Nanterre
$1647
95.8K
Reims
$1393
180K
Aix-en-Provence
$1575
147K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
78.3K
Argenteuil
$1743
109K
Le Havre
$1125
166K
Le Mans
$1212
145K
Tours
$1198
138K
Brest
$1124
139K
Saint-Etienne
$1097
174K
Dijon
$1321
159K
Annecy
$1544
132K
Saint-Denis
$1714
113K

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$1948
936K
Tel Aviv
$2259
452K
Haifa
$1567
285K
Petah Tikva
$1871
236K
Rishon LeZion
$2010
250K
Holon
$1776
194K
Bnei Brak
$2050
194K
Netanya
$1962
217K
Beersheba
$1523
209K
Herzliya
$2149
94K
Ramat Gan
$2212
159K
Bat Yam
$1871
129K
Rehovot
$1701
133K
Beit Shemesh
$1366
119K
Ashkelon
$1499
134K
Kfar Saba
$1920
101K
Hadera
$1593
95.7K
Nazareth
$1689
83.4K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
97.1K
Ra'anana
$1939
74K
Givatayim
$2113
59.5K
Afula
$1660
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1718
46.7K
Rahat
$1687
64.5K
Rosh HaAyin
$1885
56.3K
Umm al-Fahm
$1728
55.3K
Nahariya
$1570
60K
Lod
$1752
75.7K
Kiryat Gat
$1825
55K
Hod HaSharon
$2010
56.7K