Israel vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2211
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5162
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$2007
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3584
$872
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
7.52
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
22
🌐 English speaking %
85%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
85
49
🏙️ Population
9.97M
144M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2211) is 127% more expensive than in Russia ($975). Israel ranked 15th vs 102nd 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 1.6 months in Israel compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 26th and 103rd 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
$23.9
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.7
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.31
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2188
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1666
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11147
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7278
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.35
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.74
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1198
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17022
$11113

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Cities Comparison in Israel vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2483
936K
Tel Aviv
$2702
468K
Haifa
$1930
283K
Petah Tikva
$2253
236K
Bnei Brak
$2385
194K
Holon
$2031
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2403
250K
Beersheba
$1700
209K
Ramat Gan
$2451
159K
Netanya
$2136
217K
Ashkelon
$1761
134K
Beit Shemesh
$1823
119K
Rehovot
$2066
133K
Bat Yam
$2147
129K
Herzliya
$3089
94K
Kfar Saba
$2346
101K
Hadera
$1887
95.7K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
97.1K
Ra'anana
$2432
74K
Afula
$1909
60K
Lod
$2154
75.7K
Rahat
$1962
64.5K
Ramat HaSharon
$2110
46.7K
Rosh HaAyin
$2270
56.3K
Eilat
$1853
51.9K
Nazareth
$1981
83.4K
Kiryat Ono
$2192
41.9K
Kiryat Gat
$2079
55K
Nahariya
$1894
60K
Givatayim
$2449
59.5K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K