Israel vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2211
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5162
$2252
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$2007
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3584
$911
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
7.52
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
62
31
🌐 English speaking %
85%
15%
🎓 Higher education
93
77
😀 Quality of life
85
58
🏙️ Population
9.97M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2211) is 149% more expensive than in Turkey ($889). Israel ranked 15th vs 112th for Turkey 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 1 months in Turkey. Ranked 26th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Israel and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.9
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.7
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$4.73
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.31
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$980
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2188
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1666
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
41.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11147
$1911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7278
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$7.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.74
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.44
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$5.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1198
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17022
$12255

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Cities Comparison in Israel vs Turkey

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1305
15.7M
Ankara
$1027
5.8M
Izmir
$1040
4.49M
Bursa
$894
2.9M
Antalya
$966
2.43M
Konya
$734
2.23M
Kocaeli
$867
1.85M
Adana
$761
1.77M
Urfa
$625
1.99M
Kayseri
$702
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$550
1.73M
Samsun
$786
1.37M
Gaziantep
$571
1.68M
Balikesir
$746
1.25M
Denizli
$550
1.03M
Eskisehir
$748
871K
Mersin
$830
1.04M
Van
$568
1.13M
Erzurum
$445
768K
Trabzon
$755
824K
Izmit
$945
376K
Manisa
$767
420K
Elazig
$595
422K
Malatya
$598
426K
Antakya
$622
378K
Batman
$622
446K
Tarsus
$721
347K
Kahramanmaras
$675
444K
Sivas
$688
365K
Inegol
$769
281K