Israel vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1836
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4379
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$1026
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1793
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2633
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$52262
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
82.7
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
26
🌐 English speaking %
85%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
81
44
🏙️ Population
9.84M
146M

The average cost of living in Israel ($1836) is 167% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Israel ranked 21st vs 143rd 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 1.4 months in Israel compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 27th and 91st 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
$19
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.29
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1026
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8309
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6555
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.77
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.29
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$921
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12223
$6416

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K