India vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1001
$4932
🏠 One person rent
$170
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$1951
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$334
$3258
💸 GDP per capita
$2697
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
72
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
64
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
85%
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
44
84
🏙️ Population
1.45B
9.97M

The average cost of living in India ($424) is 80% less expensive than in Israel ($2120). India ranked 191st 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 0.8 months in India compared to 1.5 months in Israel. Ranked 118th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Israel

We calculate prices for India and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$90.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$17.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$9.48
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$963
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.85
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1880
$9722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$979
$7252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$4.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2014
$15010

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Cities Comparison in India vs Israel

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$489
26.5M
Bangalore
$524
12.3M
Mumbai
$705
15.4M
Pune
$517
5.95M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$442
7.65M
Chennai
$437
6.6M
Surat
$705
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$320
3.07M
Lucknow
$339
3.38M
Thane
$487
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$372
2.38M
Jaipur
$387
3.07M
Agra
$388
1.59M
Nashik
$350
1.49M
Kalyan
$399
1.25M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M
Navi Mumbai
$503
1.12M
Meerut
$350
1.31M
Vadodara
$374
2.07M
Nagpur
$545
2.41M
Mysore
$346
1.27M
Indore
$361
1.99M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Ludhiana
$421
1.62M
Vijayawada
$339
1.05M
Bhopal
$366
1.8M
Jodhpur
$322
1.7M
Aurangabad
$349
1.18M

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