I have been watching your videos for a few months now. I come from Cornwall, England and have been living in Israel since 1973. I really enjoy and appreciate your fair and insightful commentaries. In fact I now recommend the videos to both friends and family. Thank you and Shabbat Shalom from Netanya.
Here in Ireland the cost of living is 18% higher than Berlin. Cost of rent is 29.9% higher in Dublin than Berlin. Transport cost €140.00 a month. 1 bed apartment roughly €1686.00 a month. Internet is €52.00 a month. Car prices cost 1.4 litre golf is €26,000 in Ireland.
I emigrated to Israel in 1972 from UK. I always worked in an office using my English skills. Despite all my previous experience, I could never earn very much. Basically, it's because I don't have the Israeli mentality. I retired at age 74. Nearly all of my working life, even when my children were at home, I had to take in lodgers to help with my expenses. Even now that I am retired, I need a roommate to help with my expenses. Many immigrants from Western countries get help from their parents. I, as a single parent, could not have stayed in Israel if I hadn't had help from my family.
Fantastic and informative! I learned more about Israeli finances in 10 minutes than I have in a lifetime. I now have a greater understanding of how you have to make ends meet. I will have to re-watch some of your videos before I go back. So much useful information to take in. Keep it coming 😊.
Wow, that is crazy, that situation sounds identical to rent in San Francisco. I can't even buy a house in the area I group at this stage in history anymore.
@@GuyShōtō There's an interesting statistic you can prob. find in a short search for how many salaries a person needs on average to buy his own place, per country.
@@eshvartz Well it's interesting to see that it's not just my region experiencing insane rent despite being the capital of high tech. I'm thinking of moving abroad though so it'll even out for me at least.
Very informative and interesting commentary. Learned a lot of facts about Israel 🇮🇱 that I was not aware of. Oren, it’s good to see that your getting back into your comfort zone and groove. I certainly look forward too many more informative videos. You ask for love! Sounds great 👍 I’m all for love - hugging is good .... LOL Stay safe and I’ll see you in the next video. New Jersey USA 🇺🇸
Man, I just got my flights with ElAl to Israel canceled these days (Corona of course!) - please keep up the good work and deliver some facts for those out of bounds!!!
This Oren? guy is very good. He uses YT in a constructive way. So many people who comment, have not posted a single video - makes them look like idle consumers. But Oren needs the views, so it's all OK.
Love your honesty and your accent. Of course, I subscribed. I love learning and traveling even if this year and next year is not possible. Living in the USA and happy to be here.
Thanks again for painting another more complete picture of Israel. Personal economics is a very helpful to way begin to understand a place. I look forward to your presentations and was very happy to see this new video up upon my return from out of town. Still excited about visiting y'all but taking your advice and holding off until better times. Peace.
In the early days of the new state of Israel. My father hooked up our wagon to the mule simcha an off we went from our moshav to visit my aunt and uncle in the Kibbutz .For longer trips we took the bus to tel aviv. Having a vehicle was a luxury. My dad had a motorcycle as well.
This is still pretty relevant...I have been here for the last 3 years and just discovered this channel. He gives good background and trends which are still accurate. Amazing people, amazing place...things are different here...so be it
I just resently found your channel (while channel surfing). Very interesting. I've been to Israel twice and when $$$ allows I hope to visit again. God bless you and your family, stay safe.
I am always excited for a new video. Expanded my knowlegde about Israel so much. If someone ask me: "Where do you know that from?" I always say: "RU-vid." And mean your channel. I hope I will travel to Israel anytime soon. Greetings from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
I have been in Israel for 12 years. Comparing big city rents like NY vs Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, the rents would be comparable. If you go out away from the major cities, it is cheaper, and it depends on where you want to live. I don't think everyone needs a car in Israel. For $1.75 you can ride a bus or train within the cities, and a little bit more for intercity travelling, and the cost goes up for really long journeys. It is not the best system, but you can get around pretty easily. Education in Israel is much cheaper when you compare private religious education outside of Israel. The cost of a few hundred dollars in Israel is thousands of dollars outside of Israel. Fruits and vegetables are very cheap here, as well as kosher chicken. Meat is more expensive because it is usually imported from Argentina. Cell phone plans here are very cheap, and all phones have free incoming calls.
@Ezra Yaakov Whether religious education is “better” is a highly subjective proposition. Most secular Israelis would contend that religious education poses an existential threat to the prosperity and wellbeing of the state of Israel thanks to yeshivas churning out tens of thousands of young people every year who have little or no useful skills in a modern economy.
@Ezra Yaakov It’s not about liking or not liking... it’s about contribution to society. That religious education you speak of is funded in large part by taxes which are paid almost entirely by secular Israelis. Given the ever-increasing size of the religious communities thanks to very high birthrates among them, it means that secular Israelis have to fund more and more people who “study” without gaining any skills that they could later use in employment and become tax paying citizens themselves. This is one of the reasons for the high cost of living in Israel.
@Ezra Yaakov Good for you and I hope more of the religious people gain the same attitude. My main point was about education... to emphasize secular Israelis’ frustration with them funding an educational system for a significant portion of the young people in Israel that doesn’t prepare those people for gainful employment later in life.
I certainly hope you don't need a car in Israel as I don't drive. I like to try the different cuisines available but I really don't care for eating in a restaurant just for its own sake, and certainly nothing that I can get easily here.
Coming from Australia I tend to agree with you, I have seen in your media how some of your politicians are just in it for themselves, they make ours look good. Very informative, hope to visit one day. Cheers
Very informative. I lived in Israel in late 80 ies.. I am Finnish my ex husband is an Israeli. Now my oldest daughtet lives schon seit 10 Jahre in Berlin. My othet two in Finland. But they do love to visit Israel especially Eilat. My oldest daughter is hining in the Negev just now. We Finns love Israel very much. There is a direct flight every Tuesday from Helsinki to Eilat. I lived also in Germany for about 10 years. I hope to ne able to visit Eilat soon. Haifa is also a beautiful city. We lived there.
Thank you for the video. You deserve the respect for your ability to present evidences of reality not mixed up with personal opinions we all have. עבודה יפה
I lived in Israel for 11 years, until I moved to Canada, living there was amazing, u could have anything that you would want, it sure was a happy childhood, but if you are looking to get rich or just jump up to the next income class (higher income class), you only have a few options, like university, risking it all and commiting crimes, or work two jobs day and night and invest the little bit of money that you have left. overall, its a pretty good life and I want to move back, but I will need a lot more money to do so. Working 6 days every week and more that your usual 9-5 like you would in western countries is not an ideal scenario.
This is the first video that I watch from you,and I loved,excellent description on the life in Israel today,I saw the sincerity in your explanations and expresions,I will visit Israel first time maybe next year,I learn a lot from this video,living there is too expensive for me and I am not young,congratulations,keep the good work!!
I'm kind of in la la land. I watch your videos because I'm fascinated by your take on Israeli society and tourism. I'm not Israeli but I speak fluent Hebrew because of my Jewish day school education. I haven't been in Israel in many years, and I associate Israel with the bad experiences I endured there in my year in yeshivah, but still love the country and the people.
I dont blame you, some yeshivot are akin to cults. there are many stories of people like you running away from these places due to abuse to places like tel aviv etc and becoming secular and successful. they just showed a story like this not two days ago on national news.
Very informative and fascinating to those who have already visited Israel. Hopefully, the times are a-changing as regards trade with your Arab neighbors. Yalla-bye :-)
your videos are very interesting and you are very good explaining. Never thought it was so expensive to live or tour Israel. Hopefully I can visit someday , but for now I'll stay in the Sunshine State. Thanks for the information.
Those high living costs are unfortunate, especially for parents with children. When I lived in Israel during 1978-79 living costs were being impacted by an inflation rate of about 30%. But exchanging U.S. dollars only when necessary made my living there quite reasonable, roughly equivalent to the small-town U.S.
I don't have a car. But then again (in normal days) I only go to work, I work close to a train station, and I picked an apartment close to another one. Trains in Israel are good as long as they go where you need and have a station close to you. I've used busses for years in my previous work, in university and during my army service and there's always the fear you're just going to miss one, since they could show up at any time. Seeing people trying to chase a bus is not uncommon.
Brand new car 2002. A good one but I can do better! I bought a brand new 1996 Holden Commodore V6 4 litre! Thanks for the video and costs of living. It's a tough gig there in Israel. A honest life making ends meet. Thank you. .
I bought a nice black 2007 Mustang GT V8 here in Israel (was my dream car) .... had it for 4 years and sold it last year for the same money i paid for it. Couldnt of done that in Oz. They dont have them there ,.,, hahahaha
@@normlieberman372 Not the 2007 bullet shape that i had They never imported them into Oz but did to israel.. I know cause i looked for parts 5 years ago when i wan in Melbourne....was none
The comment about mandatory service that means people go into the workforce later, has a plus in the sense that a trained solder will be a more productive worker hence has more economic benefits.
it is so funny because as a brazilian (and i guess talking about all latin america) those "problems" are almost "level 1" of what we face around here. i hope to be doing aliyah as soon as i finish collage. thank you so much for the video (and the channel) i watch with all the family gathering at the sofa! toda! 💙
Another great video, Oren. Had to cancel my trip to Israelthis year (thank you, COVID). I'm scheduled to be there again early next year. Can hardly wait!
thank you for the best video I have seen so far. 1 Kings/ Melakim Aleph 12 especially verses 3- 16 comes to mind. The split between the house of Yisra'el and the house of Yehudah. may we all come together Ezekiel 37: 19- 24. Eretz Yisra'el. Shabbat Shalom when the sun sets. From the scattered tribe of Re'uben in South Africa. Pray for the peace of Yerushalayim. Amen
I am considering making Aliyah from Bulgaria, the cost of rent is shocking! In the centre of the capital Sofia, our 40 m2 apartment with a balcony and garden (on one of the nicest streets in the city) costs 370 euros per month 😂
If you live in a small city in Israel outside the central area, you can find a small apartment for ~800-900 Euro. In the central area its more like 1,200-1,500 Euro. The guy in the video lives in a pretty remote town in Israel.
I was visiting a friend living in Sofia 2 years ago, and the costs were at least 4-6 times less on pretty much everything: clothes, taxis (huge difference), appartments, restaurants, cars, geroceries, fuel.. only thing that seemed to cost less in Israel was healthcare/ health insurance and mobile data plans and thats it.
@@shimonbiton2163 Yes you are absolutely right, most of the mobile providers here are fraudsters actually. A friend from TLV visited here and brought back AstroTurf for his apartment's balcony in his luggage - he said it was almost a tenth of the price of in Israel But, let's see how cheap it is in 2 years after Bulgaria accepts the Euro currency........
At least you have maternity leave at all. The US doesn’t have that guarantee and the cost of daycare for children under 3 is appx. 1,200 a month per child.
