Average Israel supermarket & grocery store prices for 2018.

How much does it cost to live in Israel? A 3 year comparison.

Hebrew: השוואת מחירי מוצרים בישראל

In July 2018, Business Insider ranked Tel Aviv as the 14th most expensive city in the world and Jerusalem comes in at no. 17. There is a wide gap with Numbeo, their July 2018 figures rank Tel Aviv as the 50th most expensive city in the world while Jerusalem ranks 57th. According to Numbeo, the cost of living index in Tel Aviv-Yafo is 21.75% lower than in New York.

To help you build your monthly aliyah and relocation budget, every summer for the past 10 years Anglo-List has been comparing prices of groceries and household items and every year we publish a 3 year comparison.

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From city to city, the cost of living in Israel varies considerably. You will find large differences in prices in Israel's supermarkets and even in hyper- or neighborhood-stores within the same chain. Online shopping is becoming more and more popular and prices are consistent. Websites like Zap help you compare the prices of electrical items, insurance and clothing.

Mega and Shufersal are the most expensive supermarket chains in Israel. Some swear that Rami Levy is the cheapest while others insist it's Yayinot Bitan and some say its Victory.

The Shufersal online shopping experience is very user friendly and so for purposes of this comparison, we are quoting Shufersal prices only. Some of the prices listed here are currently on special-offer. Note that this is an independent comparison and Shufersal has NOT played any part in it or sponsored it in any way whatsoever.

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All the fresh meat products listed here are kosher under the local Rabbinate. You will pay more for Mehadrin and Badatz. You will pay less for meat bought at a non-kosher outlet.

All supermarket prices are quoted in New Israeli Shekels. Expect to pay more in a makolet - a small neighborhood grocery store.

Dry Goods

Item	June 2016	June 2017	June 2018
Shufersal house brand peanut butter	17.70	9.90	16.90
Skippy superior brand peanut butter	17.90	15.90	18.50
Nutella chocolate spread - 750g	23.90	24.90	24.90
Shachar local leading brand chocolate spread	11.90	12.90	12.90
Starkist tuna in oil - 4 cans in a pack	23.90	24.90	21.90
Small can sardines in oil	5.90	5.30	5.30
Adult breakfast cereal - 400g (Deli Pecan)	19.90	19.90	20.90
Children's cereal - 750g (Coco Pops - Kellogs)	23.90	14.90 (500g)	19.90 (500g)
Canned sweetcorn - 550g - Yachin	7.10	5.90	7.10
Canned chickpeas - 550g - Yachin	5.90	6.30	6.30
Pickled cucumbers in brine - Beit Hashita	6.50	6.30	7.00
Olive Oil - 750ml - House brand	24.90	32.90	35.90 premium
Canola oil - 1L - House brand	6.90	7.50	7.50

Beverages

Alpro soya milk - 1L	12.90	12.90	13.90
Local brand soya milk - 1L - Tnuva	9.90	9.90	10.90
Fresh milk carton - 2L (price controlled)	10.90	10.90	10.80
Fresh milk in a bag - 1L (price controlled)	4.90	4.80	5.00
Grape juice 1L - Carmel Tirosh	16.90	17.80	16.90
Grape juice 1L - house brand	12.90	13.50	13.50
Pepsi Cola - 1.5L	5.30	5.30	5.90
Sprite - 6 x 1.5L	29.90	35.90	32.90
Flavored tea - 25 teabags Wisotsky's Jasmin	21.90	21.90	24.90
Taster's Choice Instant coffee - 200g	29.90	29.90	29.90
Nescafe instant coffee - 200g Red Mug	19.90	22.90	21.90
Local brand instant coffee - 200g Elite	19.90	19.90	19.90
6 pack of local beer - 330ml - Goldstar filtered	44.90	45.90	29.90 special

Spices, Grains & Staple Items

Granulated garlic refill house brand - 100g	9.50	9.50	9.50
Granulated garlic refill superior brand - 80g	10.80	-	14.30
Spaghetti house brand - 500g	4.90	4.90	4.90
Plain white Persian rice house brand - 1kg	5.90	5.90	5.90
Basmati rice - 1kg	12.80	12.80	12.90
Couscous house brand - 350g	4.90	4.50	4.50
White sugar house brand - 1kg	3.90	4.40	4.50
All purpose white flour house brand - 1kg	5.90	3.60	3.60
Almond flour - 250g	25.70	25.70	25.70

Soaps & Detergents

Fabric softener concentrate - 1L	15.90	15.90	15.90
Local brand soap - 4 bar pack	11.90	11.90	11.90
Palmolive Soap - 4 bar pack	16.80	16.80	16.80
Liquid hand soap house brand - 1L	10.00	9.90	9.90
Head & Shoulders shampoo - 750ml	18.90	18.90	23.90
Pinuk family shampoo - 700ml	10.90	9.90	10.90
Men's deodorant Gillette	19.90	22.90	15.90
Baby wipes - 6 pack	24.90	17.90	18.90
Ariel washing powder	54.40 (6kg)	52.90 (5kg)	45.00 (7kg)
Dish-washing liquid - Fairy - 650 ml	10.90	8.90	10.90

Paper Goods

Toilet paper - house brand	37.90	37.90	39.90
Disposable diapers - local brand - 40	31.90	27.90	28.90
Kitchen paper towels - house brand	10.00 (6)	8.90 (6)	9.90 (6)

Refrigerated Items

Hummous Tzabar - 1kg	14.90	14.50	14.90
White cottage cheese Tnuva - 250g	5.20	5.50	5.50
Yellow cheese Emek Tnuva - 1kg	41.30	39.00	39.00
Small fruit yogurts - Yoplait	5.00	5.00	5.00
Cremissimo ice-cream 1.3kg	21.90	17.90	17.90

Frozen Foods & Fresh Meat Products

Frozen french fries house-brand -2.5kg	29.90	29.90	31.90
Frozen real chicken schnitzel superior brand - 700g	36.90	31.90	33.90
Vegetarian corn schnitzel Zoglovek - 750g	29.90	29.90	19.90 special
Frozen pizza Maadanot - 500g	23.90	15.90	14.90
Fresh chicken breast - 1kg	27.90	31.90	31.90
Fresh chicken wings - 1kg	13.90	11.90	11.90
Fresh turkey wings - 1kg	17.90	17.90	17.90
Frozen minced beef - 1kg	42.90	42.90	49.00
Frozen kebabs Tivon Veal - 440g	19.70	18.90	18.90
Frozen hamburgers Tivon Veal - 400g	21.90	18.90	19.90
Chicken vienna sausages - Tirat Zvi - 1 kg	29.60 (1.5kg)	24.90	25.90
Fresh chicken - 1kg	18.90	18.90	18.90

Baked Goods

Standard bread - sliced - 750g	5.70	5.90	5.90
Factory produced non-standard loaf	11.90	15.50	15.90
Sugar-free bread - 700g	18.44	22.60	22.60
Fresh baked bread rolls	2.00 ea	2.00 ea	2.20 ea
Chocolate croissants - 1kg	33.00	35.00	37.00

Canned Goods

Ketchup Osem - 750g	10.90	11.50	10.90
Mayonnaise - 1kg - Telma	15.90	16.50	16.90
1000 Island salad dressing Osem - 290ml	10.90	8.90	10.90

Electrical Appliances

Digital microwave - Pilot	399.00 25L	235.00 20L	268.00 20L
Kettle 1.75 L - Pilot	-	79.00	69.00 special
Toaster oven - Pilot	229.00 35L	230.00 35L	199.00 35L
Refrigerator - Pilot	2000.00 465 L	1286.00 302L	1899.00 465L
Bottom range washing machine - 5kg	1169.00	930.00	799.00
Computer screen - 24"	530.00	699.00	599.00
Home printer/scanner inkjet	350 - 800	-	419.00
Television 50" LED Pilot	4100.00	2924 (49" Smart)	1799.00

Saving money is Israel

Think carefully about every shekel you spend. A one shekels price difference here, 5 shekels there all adds up. Choose your supermarket with care. If you can save one shekel on every grocery item you purchase that could translate into 100 NIS/month or 1200 NIS/year. What can you do with an extra 1200 NIS per year or is that a silly question?

Pay less with a loyalty card

Loyalty cards are very popular in Israel. They allow you to accumulate points or get immediate discounts. Some loyalty cards are combined with credit cards. Some are free but not all. If combined with a credit card, the loyalty card is free for the first year after which you can expect to pay around 15 shekels/month for the card. Check the small print before you sign up.

Learn the Hebrew words for supermarket items with our free word sheets with English and transliterations

Discounts on bulk packaging are popular in Israel; buy one, get the second at half the price, buy two get one free, four for 10 shekels or 3 for one hundred. Be price-wise, often these are marketing tactics designed to get you to part with more money than you were planning to spend.

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July 2018 - 1 shekel equals...

US Dollar	Canadian Dollar	Australian Dollar	ZAR	British Pound	Euro
0.276	0.362	0.371	3.652	0.208	0.236

The history of the supermarket in Israel

Did you know that the Shufersal supermarket chain was founded in 1958? It was originally called Shufra-Sal and then Shufersal. It is commonly known as Supersol in the Anglo community.

Rami Levy started his retail career working in a small grocery store (makolet) in Jeruslem's Mahane Yehuda market.