Israel vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2360
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5492
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$2119
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$747
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4021
$1041
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
7.52
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
33
🌐 English speaking %
32.3%
55%
🎓 Higher education
93
83
😀 Quality of life
84
64
🏙️ Population
9.97M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2360) is 112% more expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Israel ranked 15th vs 80th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Israel compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 26th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Israel and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.4
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$105
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.2
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.39
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1378
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2459
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1778
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$265
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12838
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7963
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.64
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.11
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.68
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$125
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$157
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1388
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19698
$8451

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Cities Comparison in Israel vs Serbia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2663
936K
Tel Aviv
$2966
468K
Haifa
$1891
283K
Rishon LeZion
$2587
250K
Petah Tikva
$2500
236K
Netanya
$2175
217K
Bnei Brak
$2565
194K
Ramat Gan
$2555
159K
Holon
$2283
194K
Beersheba
$1810
209K
Bat Yam
$2288
129K
Rehovot
$2201
133K
Beit Shemesh
$2054
119K
Hadera
$1918
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2422
101K
Ashkelon
$1845
134K
Herzliya
$2873
94K
Nazareth
$2125
83.4K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
97.1K
Ra'anana
$2430
74K
Afula
$2133
60K
Givatayim
$2541
59.5K
Hod HaSharon
$2400
56.7K
Umm al-Fahm
$2245
55.3K
Ramla
$2465
75.5K
Rahat
$2060
64.5K
Rosh HaAyin
$2470
56.3K
Nahariya
$2069
60K
Kiryat Ata
$2047
62.4K
Lod
$2336
75.7K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K