India vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$1836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1134
$4379
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1026
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$670
$2633
💸 GDP per capita
$2485
$52262
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
62
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
85%
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
41
81
🏙️ Population
1.33B
9.84M

The average cost of living in India ($440) is 76% less expensive than in Israel ($1836). India ranked 192nd 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 113th and 27th 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
$3.02
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.7
$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$8.29
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$1026
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.35
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$8309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1064
$6555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$85.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.5
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1862
$12223

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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
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2037
936K
Tel Aviv
$2254
468K
Haifa
$1582
283K
Petah Tikva
$1769
236K
Beersheba
$1372
209K
Rishon LeZion
$1881
250K
Bnei Brak
$1996
194K
Holon
$1751
194K
Netanya
$2045
217K
Ramat Gan
$2154
159K
Herzliya
$2085
94K
Ashkelon
$1671
134K
Bat Yam
$1795
129K
Rehovot
$1741
133K
Beit Shemesh
$1400
119K
Kfar Saba
$1918
101K
Hadera
$1556
95.7K
Ra'anana
$1917
74K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
97.1K
Nazareth
$1674
83.4K
Givatayim
$2020
59.5K
Rahat
$1632
64.5K
Afula
$1614
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1651
46.7K
Rosh HaAyin
$1853
56.3K
Hod HaSharon
$2098
56.7K
Kiryat Gat
$1754
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1708
55.3K
Nahariya
$1565
60K
Lod
$1768
75.7K