Cost of living in israel

Former PM Bennett unveils plan to lower Israel’s cost of living if victorious in Knesset election

The Together Party's proposal targets monopolies, import restrictions, and barriers to competition.

Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, June 15, 2026.
A shopping mall

Whining about the cost of living, continuing to wear Nike and Adidas

An illustrative image of fast fashion.

Stop blaming shoppers for fast fashion: Israel's government should fix the market - opinion

Housing Prices.

Israel's cost of living surpasses wealthiest European countries


Grapevine: Uncut cord

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

THE COURTYARD of the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem.

VAT exemption for online shopping gains support amid cost of living crisis

As part of the steps required to curb the cost of living in Israel, the State Comptroller recommended expanding the VAT exemption for internet shopping from abroad.

 Online shopping illustrative.

Israeli apartment rents rising at fastest rate since 2008

Inflation is another factor pushing up rents, with a clear pattern of substantial rent increases emerging.

 A sign reading "for rent" outsdie a former shop in central  Tel Aviv, on August 26, 2020

Smotrich unveils Israel's state budget, economic plan to fight inflation

Finance minister: “The daycare centers will not be more expensive for parents by one shekel, we will absorb the costs."

 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a conference of the Religious Zionist Party, in Jerusalem, February 19, 2023.

Knesset holds session to approve state funding on both of Netanyahu's private residences

Shouting matches broke out almost immediately as opposition MKs charged the committee for not caring about the cost of living crisis faced by millions of Israelis.

 Head of the Finance committee MK Moshe Gafni leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2023.

Protesters prepare as Knesset readies to bring judicial reform to vote

Bezalel Smotrich: "I am telling you that the person who is to blame for preventing dialogue on the reform is one person, opposition leader Yair Lapid."

 An aerial view shows the massive protest on Monday in Jerusalem. A compromise is only possible the moment both sides want it.

Letters to the Editor February 15, 2023: Sore losers

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Costco invited to open up in Israel by Finance Minister Smotrich

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

 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.

 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.

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