Israel vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1838
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4360
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$1771
$1018
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2644
$2163
💸 GDP per capita
$54931
$30448
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
82.5
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
52
🌐 English speaking %
85%
55%
🎓 Higher education
93
80
😀 Quality of life
82
62
🏙️ Population
9.19M
33M

The average cost of living in Israel ($1838) is 48% more expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1244). Israel ranked 21st vs 46th for Saudi Arabia 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 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 25th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Israel and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.8
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1019
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1786
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8428
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6734
$1193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$3.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.3
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.87
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67
$96.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$91
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11774
$7884

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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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1642
7.01M
Jeddah
$1100
4.7M
Mecca
$1032
1.68M
Dammam
$1005
903K
Medina
$892
1.18M
Tabuk
$1000
513K
Qatif
$868
625K
Unaizah
$1013
250K
Jubail
$910
379K
Yanbu
$844
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$768
299K
Abha
$923
236K
Dhahran
$959
138K
Ha'il
$996
311K
Ar Rass
$860
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1047
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Bisha
$938
31.5K
Sakakah
$854
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1085
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$857
7.61K