Cost of living in israel

Two protesters held outside Religious Zionist Party offices amid budget, cost-of-living tension

According to the group, the protesters went to confront faction head Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over rising prices and what they describe as misplaced government spending.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
ISRAELI POLITICIAN Bezalel Smotrich is seen before President Donald Trump speaks to the Knesset, on October 13, 2025 in Jerusalem.
View of the National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem. January 23, 2017.

Israel’s pension gap begins long before workers reach retirement - opinion

The roots of Israel’s pension crisis lie in education, employment, and income, not in retirement age.

|ByAYAL KIMHI
Israelis shop for groceries and dairy products at their local supermarket in Katsrin, Golan Heights, May 2, 2024

Israel's Consumer Price Index up 0.5% in October, while home prices fall again

Annual inflation in Israel remains unchanged at 2.5%, keeping inflation well below the upper limit of the Bank of Israel's annual target range of 3%.

|ByGLOBES/TNS
THE MASAH IM HALEV project: Pitchon Lev goes around different cities across the country and, together with hundreds of volunteers, distributes basics to families who receive support from the organization.

Strong on defense, weak on welfare: Israel neglects the social front - opinion

The social front has been neglected in Israel during the two years of war.

|ByELI COHEN

Costco invited to open up in Israel by Finance Minister Smotrich

Will Costco be the latest international chain to enter Israel's retail market?

FEBRUARY 5, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
People form a long queue as they wait for the Costco wholesalers to open in Manchester, Britain March 15, 2020.

Israel wants more Western immigrants - aliyah minister

IMMIGRATION AFFAIRS: Israeli Aliyah Minister Ofir Sofer plans to put an emphasis on immigrants from the US and France.

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer: There is an assumption that olim from financially established countries don’t need any support or assistance. That isn’t true.

Housing cabinet approved by gov't, to be headed by Minister Goldknopf

The new committee will be granted broad powers to tackle the housing crisis in the country.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf at a change-over ceremony with former Housing Minister Zeev Elkin, January 1, 2023.

Grapevine, January 29, 2023: The limits of freedom

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 29, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT Isaac Herzog with dignitaries of Belgium’s Jewish community at the Great Synagogue of Europe.

14 Days: IDF chief

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JANUARY 28, 2023BySTEVE LINDE
Herzi Halevi becomes the new IDF chief of staff.

Israel's energy prices are the highest they've been in nine years

"It's time to lower the burden of excise taxes on gasoline."

JANUARY 26, 2023ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV
A worker fills up a car with fuel at a gas station in Beirut, Lebanon, September 12, 2022.

Dairy costs set to drop amid cost of living crisis

By reducing the cost of milk itself, the Agriculture Ministry aims to reduce the price of all dairy producs as they are all primarily milk-based.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cows establish a complex social hierarchy that new dairy farmers must manage

Fix Israel's high prices, cost of living with true free-market system - opinion

The real issue in the Israeli market is that it is not a capitalist system but an oligopoly.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByIBRAHIM ABU AHMAD, HILLEL PORTUGAIS-DE ALMEIDA
A CUSTOMER shops for groceries at a Rami Levy supermarket branch, in Jerusalem.

What are the challenges facing Israel's new government? - opinion

The government will have to deal not only with correcting past defects but mainly with pressing political-security related issues and economic-social matters.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByZALMAN SHOVAL
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on Sunday.

Israeli import reforms to bring greater variety to store shelves in 2023

Israelis can expect more variety on store shelves in 2023 due to import reforms that hope to increase market competition and reduce the cost of living.

JANUARY 23, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Consumers at a supermarket, illustration