Country Overview

Wages and Prices in Israel

Israel provides an Asia-adjacent wage and price comparison point, with the common wage year and the latest price year intentionally shown as distinct labels.

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Wage history

How Wages Have Changed in Israel

Explore Israel’s PPP-adjusted annual wage history using a reported range rather than a filled-in series.

PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)2000–2025 · touch or hover points for the selected range

Price levels

Price Levels in Israel

Compare everyday price levels using the United States benchmark of 100.

Overall

93.10Below U.S.6.9% below U.S.

Food

124.00Above U.S.24.0% above U.S.

Clothing

106.00Above U.S.6.0% above U.S.

Housing

93.90Below U.S.6.1% below U.S.

Health

83.30Below U.S.16.7% below U.S.

Transport

109.00Above U.S.9.0% above U.S.

Recreation

99.20Near U.S.0.8% below U.S.

Restaurants

130.00Above U.S.30.0% above U.S.

How to Read This View

Use 100 as the reference

The United States is fixed at 100 for every category. A value of 93.1 means that Israel’s price level is about 6.9% below the U.S. benchmark, while a value of 130 means it is approximately 30% higher.

Compare categories, not household bills

Each row represents a separate spending category. The values show relative price levels rather than the actual amount a household spends. A higher restaurants index does not necessarily mean that total living costs are higher by the same amount.

Check the selected year

The year buttons update all displayed categories together. Missing observations are shown as unavailable and are never replaced with values from another year.

Relative context

Israel in Context

See how Israel’s wage and selected price level compare with the OECD median and the United States.

Average Annual Wage

Israel$57,426

OECD Median$60,690

United States$86,977

Selected Price Level

Israel93.10

OECD Median67.25

United States100

Read the placement

Israel’s 2025 PPP-adjusted annual wage is 5.4% below the OECD median. Its 2024 Overall price index of 93.1 is 6.9% below the U.S. benchmark, meaning that both measures sit on the same side of their references in this dataset. Wage and price observations refer to separately labelled years and should not be read as a household affordability score.

Country note

Understanding Wages and Prices in Israel

Israel is shown with its current common-year wage and a separate price-year label. The chart exposes the selected historical span without interpolation, while the page avoids converting a measured change into a causal story.

Across the reported categories, Israel shows its highest readings in Restaurants (130.00), Food (124.00), and Transport (109.00); the overall index remains below the United States reference. Each figure is a comparative index value rather than a household-cost forecast.