India vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$1838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$4360
🏠 One person rent
$182
$1024
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1771
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$2644
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$54931
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
82.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
62
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
85%
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
44
82
🏙️ Population
1.33B
9.19M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 76% less expensive than in Israel ($1838). India ranked 191st 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1.4 months in Israel. Ranked 109th 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
$3.03
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$76.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$8.19
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$1019
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$823
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$1786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$8428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$6734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$8.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$3.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$67
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$91
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$11774

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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
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

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