Israel vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2120
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4932
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1951
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.7
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
7.54
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
22
🌐 English speaking %
85%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
84
49
🏙️ Population
9.97M
144M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2120) is 135% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Israel ranked 16th vs 109th 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 25th and 93rd 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
$22.2
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$4.47
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9722
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7252
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.05
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15010
$9820

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K