Israel
Compared with New Zealand, using real observed prices.
Baseline: New Zealand = 1×
Overall verdict
Israel is about 1.25×
New Zealand.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
New Zealand = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is New Zealand. A bar running right means Israel is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
New Zealand
New Zealand = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Israel, Diesel 1L costs 1.7× what it does in New Zealand — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.9×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.70
Israel NZD 4.24 USD 2.407
New Zealand NZD 2.49 USD 1.415
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.41
Israel NZD 4.47 USD 2.535
New Zealand NZD 3.17 USD 1.797
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.41
Israel NZD 140.78 ILS 249
New Zealand NZD 99.99 NZD 99.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.29
Israel NZD 11.08 ILS 20
New Zealand NZD 8.60 NZD 8.6
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.87
Israel NZD 0.32 USD 0.185
New Zealand NZD 0.37 USD 0.212
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+18%
in ILS
17 → 20
17 → 20
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+48%
in NZD
It rose 18% in local currency, but 48% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Israel's inflation.