Israel
Compared with Romania, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Romania = 1×
Israel
vs
Romania
Overall verdict
Israel is about 1.18× Romania.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Romania = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Romania. 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 Romania
Romania = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Romania
Romania = 1×
Israel is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Israel, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in Romania — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.60Israel
RON 27.92
ILS 20Romania
RON 17.45
RON 17.45
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.33Israel
RON 11.66
USD 2.535Romania
RON 8.79
USD 1.911
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.19Israel
RON 374.82
ILS 249Romania
RON 313.96
EUR 59.99
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.15Israel
RON 11.07
USD 2.407Romania
RON 9.60
USD 2.087
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.83Israel
RON 0.81
USD 0.185Romania
RON 0.98
USD 0.222
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
+30%
in RON
It rose 18% in local currency, but 30% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Israel's inflation.
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