Not Kedai for most people--Moving to the secular state of israel (SSOI)

The Cost So let's say that even though you didn't come to Israel with a  million dollars and even though you earn only 9,000 NIS ($3,000) a month, which is the median worker income and much more than most "olim" earn, you manage to scrape together 20,000 NIS to buy a 16 year old car that would have been 1/2 that price in North America. Now comes insurance. Since you have no driving history in Israel, they hit you with the highest rates even though you may not have had a ticket in 30 years in America. That's 7,000 NIS a year. In three years, you have paid in insurance more than the price of the car. Then comes gas which is twice the price of gas in the USA. If you used a dealer for the car, that's another 2,000 NIS. 3 year cost? Around 50,000 NIS, which is 16,666 NIS, $5555.33 a year. Plus repairs.  Your salary is 9,000 a month if you are lucky.  Your rent is 7,000.   Your  car is  1,500 a month with repairs. Your health care is 500 NIS a month. So that...

 $ 300  in store in israel $70 in america

You were told that Israel is full of charity organizations. Here is the new building of one of them: Impressive no? Well, don't be deceived by appearances. This is from a Modern Orthodox organization that perpetually fund raises, which would be fine if they actually gave out some aid. What they do is help you with your resume. I sent to them a family that was living in a storage locker, literally. Not even a $100 loan was offered.  Now you know how they have the money to build fancy offices.  Don't assume that you will be bailed out here either by the government or Orthodox tzedukah groups. Don't assume that you'll land a job either, but that's another subject. 

Beit Shemesh, 6,500 NIS for a 3 bedroom apt. That means 3 small bedrooms and a small all purpose room with enough space for a small dining room table. That's 2,226.94 United States Dollars a month's rent. In my observation, the typical oleh earns around 5,000 NIS a month. I had two different jobs that paid 5,000 a month. That's less than the rent. I know numerous olim who can't even find steady work at that salary.  The data says that the median income in Israel for Hebrew speaking Israelis is  ₪10,000 a month. ( https://wage.is/israel/). "The traditional guideline for rent as a percentage of income is 30% of your gross (pre-tax) monthly income. This is often referred to as the "30% rule" and has been a long-standing standard in personal finance and housing affordability calculations."  So even if you can land a job at the median Israeli income you will be spending 65% of your salary on rent.  In Oak Park, MI you can get a 3 bedroom house for $1,375/...

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More than 90% of grain consumption in Israel is from imports, not from locally grown grain.

Sat behind a yeshiva bochur on the bus today. Not such a Harerdi but sort of. He spoke the entire time about violence, how to beat someone up, kick him in the face,etc. Then he talked about car accidents and explosions. Is that just Israel? Are yeshiva boys in London talking this way?