How do you afford gas in Israel???????
2007-10-05 09:03:15 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
To the user who compared prices in Israel to prices in the UK, remember that in Israel salaries are often 1/2-1/4 what they are in the UK. Effectively, people in Israel pay 2-4 times what people in the UK do for gas.
Many people in Israel definitely drive cars (which are also very expensive), but many times these are provided to them by their employers. Public transportation in Israel is generally not a very efficient and convenient way of getting around, so cars are a necessity here.
2007-10-10 13:04:07 · answer #1 · answered by 123def654cba 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to your question: - It's because of the government they take a part of the gas price and that's why it's expensive and of course because we don't get it directly, but it's expensive anywhere around the world. and yeah it's true it's expensive but then again, everything is close, and there's also diesel, and hybrid cars so you don't have to waste so much gas, but they are still not so popular maybe in 2008 more people will buy them then today.
people afford the gas because they want to drive so they make less expenses on other stuff and buy gas.
almost every family has a car.. every1 here has a car except a lot of old people that can't drive because they have disabilities such as Sight,hearing u know, and except for some religios parts of israel where they have poor neighbourhoods, and of course the newer you are to israel such as the etheopian new olim, they I presume don't have cars in each family but eventually they will.
2007-10-05 23:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by hamarker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh god! If we have this price in Egypt, i guess it's better for people to sell their cars. Because when you multiply 6*5.56 = 33.36L.E!!! And the gas's gallon here is about 1.30L.E
so from about 1.30 to 33.36!! i guess people would buy just 1 gallon to burn themselves!!
I don't know how they could afford gas in Israel maybe they'll prefer riding a bike, it's healthier!
2007-10-06 07:35:10 · answer #3 · answered by The critic flower. 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There is good public transportation, and it's not like the US where a family of 4 has 4 cars... people do drive cars, but a bit less (I can only speak for Jerusalem, where I lived, and it's a capital city so obviously really difficult to drive anyway)... but it's not that bad it's a small country lol
2007-10-05 15:28:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not being a smart a---- or nothing, but what kind of cars do you guys have in Israel?
2007-10-05 09:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by God Bless America 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
$6.00 a gallon, so what in the United Kingdom it works out to around $7.50 a gallon...
... stop your moaning...
and in case you want to work it out.
It is about £0.92 a liter - There is just short of 4 liters to the gallon. So four gallons = £3.68 and £3.68 is around $7.50.
2007-10-05 13:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by CPG 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I would say most people in Israel don't drive or don't drive cars.
2007-10-05 09:07:34 · answer #7 · answered by danzahn 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That is why not many can afford to have cars.
2007-10-09 04:54:43 · answer #8 · answered by Davey Boy Smith #1 Fan- VACATION 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you just dont eat to save money for gasoline... or you work for some company that pays for your gas.
2007-10-05 22:43:06 · answer #9 · answered by joe the man 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is so expensive, I don't think many of them can afford it.
2007-10-08 11:50:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋