Israel vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2120
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4932
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1951
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.7
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
7.54
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
46
🌐 English speaking %
85%
31%
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
9.97M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2120) is 127% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Israel ranked 16th vs 103rd for Romania 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 Israel compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 25th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Romania

We calculate prices for Israel and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.5
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9722
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7252
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.05
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15010
$9286

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K