Israel supermarket prices. Latest price hikes and price freezes.
How much does it cost to live in Israel?
Hebrew: השוואת מחירי מוצרים בישראל
Numbeo.com is a crowdsourced global database and their 2025 figures have Israel’s cost of living ranked as the eighth highest in the world with Tel Aviv now reportedly the sixteenth most expensive city.
Since October 2023, Israel has seen property, electricity, and arnona (municipal rates and taxes) price hikes. Gasoline is now at a record high.
From city to city, the cost of living in Israel varies considerably. You will find large differences in prices in Israel’s supermarkets and even in hyper- or neighborhood-stores within the same chain. Online shopping is increasing in popularity. Local websites like Zap and Zabillo help you compare the prices of electrical items, insurance, and clothing items.
To help you plan your monthly aliyah and relocation budget, Anglo-List regularly compares prices of groceries and household items.
Carrefour and Shufersal are the most expensive supermarket chains in Israel (their fresh meat is good though). Some swear that Rami Levy is the cheapest while others insist it’s Yayinot Bitan or Osher Ad. I now shop at Osher Ad and I find their prices competitive, especially their special offers. Some of their fresh meat is expensive as they cater to a religious clientele with specific and differing kashrut standards. You will pay more for Mehadrin and Badatz and of course you will pay less for meat bought at a non-kosher outlet.
The cheaper supermarkets don’t all have an online shopping option or delivery service. So, if in-store shopping is something you cannot do, you will have to pay more for the online experience–product price and delivery.
The Shufersal website is user friendly although a knowledge of Hebrew is helpful. For purposes of this comparison, we are quoting their prices.
All the fresh meat products listed in our comparison are kosher under the local Rabbinate.
All supermarket prices are quoted in New Israeli Shekels. Expect to pay more in a makolet – the small neighborhood grocery store.
This is an independent comparison and Shufersal has NOT played any part in it or sponsored it in any way whatsoever.
Here are Shufersal prices as of May 2026
| Item | January 2020 | May 2022 | May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skippy peanut butter | 18.50 | 18.50 | 24.50 |
| Nutella - 750g | 25.90 | 25.90 | 31.90 |
| Chocolate spread - Shachar | 12.90 | 13.90 | 14.90 |
| Chickpeas - Yachin | 6.30 | 8.90 | 10.00 |
| Olive oil | 35.90 | 35.90 | 39.90 |
| Canola oil | 7.50 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| Alpro milk substitutes | 13.90 | 13.90 | 16.90 |
| Tirosh grape juice - Carmel | 17.90 | 19.90 | 19.90 |
| Taster's Choice | 29.90 | 29.90 | 39.90 |
| Spaghetti | 4.90 | 5.90 | 6.90 |
| Persian rice | 6.90 | 7.90 | 10.90 |
| White sugar | 4.50 | 4.60 | 5.50 |
| Plain white flour | 3.60 | 4.50 | 5.90 |
| Fabric softener | 15.90 | 15.90 | 16.90 |
| Head & Shoulders shampoo | 18.90 | 23.90 | |
| Baby wipes | 21.90 | 17.90 | 16.90 (smaller packaging) |
| Fairy dishwashing liquid | 10.90 | 10.90 | 13.90 (smaller packaging) |
| Paper towels - Nikol | 12.90 | 12.90 | 12.90 |
| Hummus Tzabar - 1kg | 14.90 | 14.90 | 16.90 |
| Yoplait fruit yoghurt | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.80 |
| Corn schnitzel - Zoglobek | 25.90 | 27.90 | 29.90 |
| Fresh chicken breast | 31.90 | 31.90 | 39.90 |
| Minced beef - Premium | 49.90 | 49.90 | 79.90 |
| Beef burger - Tivon | 20.90 | 20.90 | 21.90 |
| Standard bread loaf - sliced | 6.10 | 6.0 | 8.38 |
| Ketchup - Osem | 10.90 | 10.00 | 11.90 |
| Mayonnaise - Telma - 500g | - | - | 11.90 |
Saving money in Israel
You can definitely save money if you are prepared to shop around.
Choose your supermarket with care and think carefully about every shekel you spend. A one or five shekel price difference here and there all add up. If you save one shekel on every grocery item you purchase that could translate to 100-200 NIS/month or 1200 -2400 NIS/year. What can you do with that extra cash in your bank account? Silly question!!
Shopping once a month is a money-saving tactic and discipline yourself to cook with the ingredients you have rather than give in to your daily whims.
Pay less with a loyalty card
Loyalty cards are very popular in Israel. They allow you to accumulate points or get immediate discounts. Some of them are combined with credit cards. Some are free but not all. If combined with a credit card, the loyalty card is usually free for the first year after which you can expect to pay around 15 shekels/month for the card. Check the small print before you sign up–I’ve been caught out.
Discounts on bulk packaging are popular here; buy one, get the second at half the price, buy two get one free, four for 10 shekels or three for one hundred. Be price-wise, these are marketing tactics are designed to get you to part with more money than you were planning to spend.
More price checks
Other ways to save
- Israel Cost of Living: Housing, Utilities, Clothing, Services
- Alon Gal – Israel’s favorite financial coach shares his 10 Top Money Management Tips
- Tips for Shopping at the Shuk – Fresh Produce Market
Making Aliyah soon? Do the currency conversion.
May 2026 – One shekel equals…
| US Dollar | Canadian Dollar | Australian Dollar | ZAR | British Pound | Euro |
| 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 5.65 | 0.25 | 0.29 |
Do you know the history of the supermarket in Israel?
Did you know that the Shufersal supermarket chain was founded in 1958? It was originally called Shufra-Sal and then Shufersal. Amongst Israel’s Anglo community, it is known as the Supersol.
Rami Levy, now a supermarket giant, started his retail career working in a small grocery store (Heb: makolet) in Jeruslem’s Mahane Yehuda market.
