Israel vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2120
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4932
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$1951
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
7.54
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
80
🌐 English speaking %
85%
89%
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
9.97M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2120) is 23% more expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Israel ranked 16th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 25th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Israel and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.3
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$4.47
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9722
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7252
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.05
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15010
$6191

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K