Israel
Latest Average Wage
+5.8% · 5 years
$57,426
Country Comparison
Israel vs Türkiye
Compare average wages, long-term wage changes and eight consumer price categories using OECD data.
At a Glance
Israel
vs
Türkiye
$57,4262025
Latest Average Wage
Israel +0.3%
(vs Türkiye)
$57,2752024
+5.8%2025
5-Year Wage Change
Türkiye +55.2 pts
(vs Israel)
+61.0%2024
+19.8%2025
10-Year Wage Change
Türkiye +76.4 pts
(vs Israel)
+96.2%2024
93.12024
Overall Price Level
Israel +61.1 index points
(vs Türkiye)
322024
Wages are PPP-adjusted average annual wages; price levels use the United States reference of 100. Years shown are each country's latest reported observation.
How Wages Have Changed
Follow PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices across both economies.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
Türkiye
Latest Average Wage
+61.0% · 5 years
$57,275
Wage Milestones
Israel
10 Years Ago
$47,933 (2015)
Historical Peak
$57,426 (2025)
Latest Wage
$57,426 (2025)
Türkiye
10 Years Ago
$29,200 (2014)
Historical Peak
$57,275 (2024)
Latest Wage
$57,275 (2024)
Compare Everyday Price Levels
See how eight consumer price categories compare with the United States reference value of 100.
United States = 100 · Differences shown in index points
Israel (ISR)Türkiye (TUR)
Overall
+61.1 index points
100
93.1vs32
Food
+60.0 index points
100
124vs64
Clothing
+42.5 index points
100
106vs63.5
Housing
+77.1 index points
100
93.9vs16.8
Health
+68.8 index points
100
83.3vs14.5
Transport
+29.1 index points
100
109vs79.9
Recreation
+46.1 index points
100
99.2vs53.1
Restaurants & Accommodation
+74.9 index points
100
130vs55.1
What Stands Out
01
Latest Wage Gap
Israel's latest average wage is $57,426 for 2025, effectively level with Türkiye's $57,275 for 2024 — the relative difference, calculated from the two reported values, rounds to under half a percent. In annual terms the gap comes to about $151 on the same PPP basis. The two figures come from different reference years.
02
Stronger Recent Trend
On the latest one-year change, Türkiye shows the stronger movement at +19.0%, against +0.5% for Israel. The five-year horizon keeps the same ordering: +61.0% against +5.8%. Both percentages are real, PPP-adjusted changes from the reported wage series.
03
Largest Price Gap
Housing shows the widest price gap of the comparable categories in 2024: 93.9 for Israel against 16.8 for Türkiye. Measured on the US=100 scale, the two readings for this category are 77.1 index points apart, Israel above Türkiye. The gap is stated in index points, which are not interchangeable with percentages.
04
Closest Price Category
The closest category is Transport: Israel reads 109 and Türkiye 79.9 for 2024, just 29.1 index points apart on the US=100 scale. The next closest is Clothing at 42.5 index points apart. A gap this small leaves the category effectively tied on the shared US=100 scale.
Understanding the Comparison
Wage Position
Israel and Türkiye report nearly the same PPP-adjusted average annual wage: $57,426 for 2025, against $57,275 for 2024. The difference is 0.3% in relative terms — a percentage calculated from the two reported values — or roughly $151 a year, which is small next to either figure. Because both values already sit on the same USD PPP, constant-2025-price footing, the comparison adjusts for price-level differences between the two economies. The reference years differ — 2025 for Israel and 2024 for Türkiye — so part of the gap reflects timing rather than level, and the two records are kept separate. Over ten years Israel recorded +19.8% and Türkiye +96.2%, so the two series have been moving in the same long-term direction.
Wage Direction
Both wage series rise over the five-year horizon, though not at the same pace. Israel sits at the highest point of its series — $57,426 in 2025 is also the historical peak, with a ten-year change of +19.8%. Türkiye sits at the highest point of its series — $57,275 in 2024 is also the historical peak, with a ten-year change of +96.2%. Türkiye's five-year change of +61.0% outpaces Israel's +5.8% in magnitude, so the common direction does not mean the two levels are holding a fixed distance. Each percentage is a real, PPP-adjusted change; nominal pay movements are outside what this dataset reports.
Price Profile
Israel's overall consumer price level for 2024 reads 93.1, and Türkiye's reads 32, each measured against the United States reference of 100. One side of this pairing dominates the price profile: Israel sits higher in 8 of the 8 comparable categories. Housing separates the two most: Israel reads 93.9 and Türkiye 16.8, 77.1 index points apart. The two sit closest in Transport (109 versus 79.9), only 29.1 index points apart. Counted against the US reference of 100, 4 of Israel's 8 reported categories sit above the line, against 0 of Türkiye's 8. These are index values for 2024, not currency amounts; categories without a reported value on either side are left out of the comparison.
Wage and price data should not be combined into a verdict on which country is better to live in.
