IsraelIsrael

United Kingdom

Compared with Israel, using real observed prices.

Baseline: IsraelIsrael = 1×

United KingdomUnited Kingdom vs IsraelIsrael
Overall verdict

United KingdomUnited Kingdom is about 1.14× IsraelIsrael.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs IsraelIsrael = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Israel. A bar running right means United Kingdom 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 IsraelIsrael Israel = 1× United KingdomUnited Kingdom is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×2.17
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.11
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.86
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.82

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.2× what it does in Israel — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.8×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.17
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom ILS 1.26 USD 0.402
    IsraelIsrael ILS 0.58 USD 0.185
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.11
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom ILS 22.25 GBP 5.29
    IsraelIsrael ILS 20.00 ILS 20
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.93
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom ILS 6.66 USD 2.235
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.17 USD 2.407
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.82
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom ILS 203.46 GBP 49.99
    IsraelIsrael ILS 249.00 ILS 249
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.80
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom ILS 6.07 USD 2.037
    IsraelIsrael ILS 7.55 USD 2.535
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed United Kingdom

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
3.49 → 5.29
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+42%
in ILS

It rose 52% in local currency, but 42% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Kingdom's inflation.