Israel vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1838
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4360
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$1771
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2644
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$54931
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
82.5
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
56
🌐 English speaking %
85%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
9.19M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Israel ($1838) is 29% more expensive than in Italy ($1423). Israel ranked 21st vs 36th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Israel compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 25th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Italy

We calculate prices for Israel and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 148 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.

Israel Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8428
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6734
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.87
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11774
$10263

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K