The sky has opened up, the demand for flights and vacations is very high and with the demand, there is also a rise in prices.
However, a vacation does not have to be a heavy financial burden.
A significant part of the vacation is living in the destination, from restaurants, through shopping to attractions.
We checked - where is the cheapest standard of living among the countries in demand among tourists from Israel.
Let's start with Turkey, the value of the Turkish lira has fallen significantly in recent years compared to the shekel and beyond the fact that Turkey was cheap for the Israeli tourist a few years ago, now the prices are even more favorable.
How cheap?
A full meal at McDonald's will cost you only about 13 shekels, the hotels in Istanbul for example are very cheap and you can find a night in a five-star hotel at a price that starts at 350 shekels per night per room, also in Antalya the prices are similar.
A meal in a restaurant with a good rating, although not the highest, will cost an average of NIS 70 per couple and the number of local taxis will start at NIS 2.2, compared to NIS 14 in Israel. Only shekels.
One of the cheapest destinations.
Istanbul, Photo: Getty Images
Prices similar to those in Turkey can also be found in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Five-star hotels are offered at prices starting at NIS 400 per night per room, a meal at McDonald's will cost NIS 17, a local beer at a restaurant will cost NIS 4.5 and a taxi ride in Sharm is even cheaper than in Istanbul and will cost from NIS 1.78 to operate the counter and 89 agorot for each Mileage.
If you feel like visiting a European destination without tearing your pocket, then Poland is one of the cheapest countries in Europe.
It is not as cheap as Charm or Turkey, but compared to other European countries, it offers a very convenient option for a holiday.
A meal at an average restaurant there will cost about 114 shekels per couple, a meal at McDonald's will cost 19 shekels, a beer at a restaurant will cost 7.5 shekels and the taxi price there is cheap and starts at 5 shekels to operate a meter and 1.9 shekels for each additional kilometer, tens of percent cheaper than what we pay In Israel, a one-way ticket on the bus will cost 3 shekels.
Sharm el-Sheikh, Photo: AFP
It is almost impossible to find European countries that can match the price level in Turkey, other destinations that are considered cheap in Europe like Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria are really significantly cheaper than France, Italy or Scandinavia, but the difference between those cheap cities and prices in Turkey is double. And above in all contexts in catering, transportation and shopping.
Recently opened to tourists, India also offers very affordable holidays and from a review we did, the catering prices in Delhi are almost exactly equal to those in Istanbul - Turkey is expensive by a few percent compared to the prices of restaurants and fast food in India.
A full meal at McDonalds will cost NIS 13 in Delhi, a meal at an average restaurant NIS 65 per couple and a beer at a restaurant NIS 6.5.
Taxis in Delhi are about 50 percent cheaper than in Istanbul.
In Delhi you can find five-star hotels for about NIS 350 per night, very similar to the prices offered in Istanbul.
Bottom line, Turkey, India and Sharm (Egypt) are the cheapest destinations from the test we conducted, using the NUMBEO website, which compares the cost of living between different destinations in the world.
Of course there are other cheap destinations like Eastern European countries which as mentioned, are significantly more expensive than those three that star as the cheapest destinations, significantly.
NIS 13 meal.
McDonald's in New Delhi, Photo: AFP
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