Israel vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Israel United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2120
$2101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4932
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$1412
🏘️ Family rent
$1951
$2441
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.7
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$3410
💸 GDP per capita
$54177
$49378
😃 Human freedom index
7.54
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
68
🌐 English speaking %
85%
65%
🎓 Higher education
93
68
😀 Quality of life
84
83
🏙️ Population
9.97M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Israel ($2120) is 0.9% more expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2101). Israel ranked 16th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 25th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Israel vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Israel and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 67 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.3
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.5
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$11.5
 Cappuccino
$4.47
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$3576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1661
$2450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$99.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.84%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9722
$6782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7252
$5779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.05
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.7
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$70.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$9.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1082
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15010
$11633

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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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2514
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$1942
1.57M
Al Ain
$1449
767K
Sharjah
$1419
1.25M
Ajman
$2521
490K
Fujairah
$1228
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1183
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1730
29.1K