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Illustrative image of an empty wallet: What could be a result of Israel's very high cost of living.

Import reform set to cut cost of living bill drafted

Prime Minister Netanyahu while Israel committee approves EU import reform

Israel's Knesset committee approves EU import reform

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cenk Uygur gesturing while hosting The Young Turks live streaming show on June 23, 2015.

Eggs too expensive? This presidential candidate ad says you should blame Israel

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , REUTERS

View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.

Price of electricity in Israel to rise 2.6% in February

By LIAT RON , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Packages from abroad

Israelis will have to spend more when shopping abroad

By Liat Ron/Walla

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of a downwards-trending graph (illustration)

Israel’s economy saw only 0.1% growth in August, worrying report says

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

Israel's economy expanded by 3.1% in second quarter of 2023

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

FRESH OPTION for your morning coffee: Carrefour’s new branch in Beit Hakerem.

Carrefour sticks price warnings on food to shame suppliers

By REUTERS

An illustrative image of a financial graph and shopping bag, symbolizing rising prices and wages.

Rising prices and financial struggles impact High Holy Days season

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Israel's shekel at weakest against US dollar since COVID pandemic - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A CUSTOMER shops for groceries at a Rami Levy supermarket branch, in Jerusalem.

Israel had highest cost of living in OECD in 2022

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

Transit camp for migrants near the Tunisian border with Libya

Arab youth look to a future abroad: A growing trend of emigration from MENA

By DAOUD KUTTAB/THE MEDIA LINE

An illustrative image of a financial graph and shopping bag, symbolizing rising prices and wages.

Despite CPI rise by 0.3%, the future of Israel’s inflation is uncertain

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

An illustrative image of a financial graph and shopping bag, symbolizing rising prices and wages.

Wages in Israel have increased since last year — and that’s bad

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

Young Israelis arrive to the Israeli army recruitment center at Tel Hashomer, outside of Tel Aviv on March 17, 2020.

How much does it cost Israelis to send their children to the IDF?

By Lee Sibyla/Walla!

The Joint Coordination Centre officials are seen onboard Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, carrying Ukrainian grain, during an inspection in the Black Sea off Kilyos, near Istanbul, Turkey August 3, 2022.

IMF says suspension of Black Sea grain deal could raise grain prices 10-15%

By REUTERS

RIDICULOUS: HEINZ introduced ketchup in 1876, but the product’s labeling has been downgraded in Israel to ‘tomato seasoning’ by the SII.

Are Israel’s import standards too high for its own good?

By ZACHY HENNESSEY

‘In nearly every category, Israelis can buy a lot less with their incomes than the average person in the OECD’

Is Israel’s notorious cost of living really that high?

By ZACHY HENNESSEY