Cost of living in israel

How much does August cost for a family with three children?

In a regular school month, child-related expenses reach about NIS 8,600; in August, they can climb to roughly NIS 17,300.

|ByELI COHEN
How much does August cost for a family with three children?
McDonald's Big Mac

Israel jumps to second place globally in Big Mac Index

According to the updated Big Mac Index by The Economist, Israel has climbed to second place in the world for the price of a Big Mac meal ($7.67), trailing only Switzerland.

|ByWALLA! MONEY
Israeli flags are displayed on a building that was damaged during the war against Iran

The index that reveals the truth about life in Israel

The Best Countries index reveals a dramatic gap in the national brand: Alongside 11th place in global power, Israel stands 83rd in openness to business and at a low point in quality of life.

|ByDANIEL COHEN
Rami Levy store.

After supermarkets and mobile services: Rami Levy is entering a new and surprising field

Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing CEO says prices are affected by regulation and costs, and reveals plans to enter a new sector soon.

|ByYEHUDA SHARONI

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."

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
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.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

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.