Tel Aviv-Yafo Beaches, startups, Bauhaus — the city that never sleeps. Rent from ₪5,000 Open → Jerusalem Stone, history and three thousand years of prayer. Rent from ₪4,000 Open → Haifa Mountain, port and gardens — where everyone lives together. Rent from ₪3,000 Open → The north & the Kinneret Lake, hills and small towns — Tiberias, Tzfat and the Galilee. Rent from ₪2,000 Open → The south & the desert Masada, Be’er Sheva and the Negev. Rent from ₪2,500 Open → More cities olim choose · Tel Aviv & Gush Dan Petah Tikva The “mother of colonies” — big, central, close to the tech corridor. Population 270,403 from ₪3,000 Rehovot Science city — the Weizmann Institute and the citrus groves. Population 155,049 from ₪3,400 Rishon LeZion Israel’s fifth-largest city, 8 km south of Tel Aviv — beach, nightlife and a full olim department. Population 259,275 from ₪4,364 Ramat Gan & Givatayim Tel Aviv’s twin — the Diamond Exchange, Bar-Ilan, Sheba and a quarter of the city in parks. Population Ramat Gan 172,242 · Givatayim 58,601 from ₪5,281 Givat Shmuel Israel’s largest community of lone Anglo olim, next door to Bar-Ilan University. Population 29,405 from ₪5,660 More cities olim choose · The Sharon & the coast Ra’anana Israel’s most Anglo-friendly suburb — English nearly a second language. Population 82,964 from ₪4,500 Netanya Beach city with the largest French-speaking community in Israel. Population 234,813 from ₪3,500 Herzliya Coast, marina and the tech park — Tel Aviv’s calmer neighbour. Population 110,884 from ₪4,500 Kfar Saba Sharon suburb with a 90% arnona break for olim and Israel’s highest life-satisfaction scores. Population 99,410 from ₪6,268 Hadera Coast halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa — two train stations, beaches and Caesarea next door. Population 107,974 from ₪3,800 Zichron Ya’akov Wine, views and thousands of English-speaking olim on the Carmel coast. Population 24,201 from ₪7,099 More cities olim choose · Jerusalem, Modi’in & the hills Modi’in A planned city between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem — families, parks, trains. Population 100,052 from ₪4,000 Beit Shemesh A hill city 30 km from Jerusalem — a major Anglo and religious centre, on the train line. Population 176,786 from ₪3,748 More cities olim choose · The north Nof HaGalil A mixed, affordable Galilee city above Nazareth. Population 45,805 from ₪1,800 Karmiel A planned Galilee city — an absorption centre, absorption awards and the periphery tax break. Population 47,941 from ₪3,100 Nahariya Seaside Western Galilee, founded by German Jews — the northernmost train station in Israel. Population 67,877 from ₪3,797 More cities olim choose · The south Ashdod Port city on the southern coast with a strong French community. Population 228,562 from ₪2,500 Eilat Red Sea, VAT-free shopping, year-round sun at the far end of the country. Population 56,004 from ₪2,000 Arad, Dimona & Yeruham The Negev development towns — the lowest housing costs in Israel. Population Arad 29,504 · Dimona 39,590 · Yeruham ~12,000 from ₪2,000 Ashkelon Southern beaches and some of the lowest rents on the coast — 50 minutes from Tel Aviv by train. Population 166,864 from ₪3,208 ✦ Figures and contacts come from each city’s official pages and olim guides; every city names its source and the date it was checked. Rents are typical asking rents, not quotes — check today’s listings before you decide. Populations: CBS estimates for 2024.
