Israel vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1838
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4360
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1771
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2644
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$54931
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
82.5
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
26
🌐 English speaking %
85%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
82
44
🏙️ Population
9.19M
147M

The average cost of living in Israel ($1838) is 182% more expensive than in Russia ($652). 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 25th and 107th 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
$18
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8428
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6734
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.3
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.87
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$91
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11774
$6135

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K