Israel vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4511
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1053
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1825
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.3
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2872
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$52642
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
7.54
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
82.7
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
22
🌐 English speaking %
85%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
82
45
🏙️ Population
9.84M
146M

The average cost of living in Israel ($1901) is 147% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Israel ranked 19th vs 127th for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 26th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Russia

We calculate prices for Israel and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.2
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1857
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1520
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8975
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7055
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.82
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$925
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12052
$6824

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2114
936K
Tel Aviv
$2306
468K
Haifa
$1645
283K
Petah Tikva
$1853
236K
Beersheba
$1471
209K
Rishon LeZion
$2028
250K
Bnei Brak
$2072
194K
Holon
$1834
194K
Ramat Gan
$2232
159K
Netanya
$2138
217K
Ashkelon
$1511
134K
Herzliya
$2145
94K
Beit Shemesh
$1506
119K
Rehovot
$1811
133K
Bat Yam
$1890
129K
Kfar Saba
$1965
101K
Hadera
$1576
95.7K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
97.1K
Ra'anana
$1990
74K
Nazareth
$1732
83.4K
Afula
$1652
60K
Ramat HaSharon
$1912
46.7K
Rahat
$1686
64.5K
Lod
$1891
75.7K
Givatayim
$2156
59.5K
Rosh HaAyin
$1919
56.3K
Nahariya
$1616
60K
Kiryat Gat
$1757
55K
Acre
$1502
48.9K
Umm al-Fahm
$1756
55.3K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K