Be'er Sheva
The capital of the Negev, anchored by Ben-Gurion University and its roughly 30,000 students, a growing tech park and Soroka hospital.
People
223,587
CBS, 2024-12-31
Rent, 3 rooms
₪2,781
CBS, contracts actually signed, Q1 2026. Cheaper than 27 of the 29 places we hold a figure for.
The cheapest city CBS covers: about 39% of Tel Aviv for the same size band.
Arnona here
No tariff on file for this city yet. The home-costs calculator uses a labelled national band until the city’s order is read.
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Checked 2026-09-10 · Weak evidence, treat as a guideEstimate this home’s running costs
Who else is here
- Russian speakers
- A major FSU absorption city with a large, established Russian-speaking population. No published current share.
Rental assistance here, by oleh status date
Paid from month 7 to month 30 after aliyah, by the address in the Population Registry. Which rate applies depends on the date you received oleh status.
| Oleh status | A month (single, couple, single parent) | |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1 March 2024 | An older schedule we do not compute | |
| 1 March 2024 to 31 March 2025 | The higher rate only if this town is on the priority, Negev and Galil list (order 429, annex A); otherwise the standard rate | |
| 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025 | Higher rate | ₪1,336 / ₪2,000 / ₪2,239 |
| From 1 January 2026 | Higher rate | ₪1,336 / ₪2,000 / ₪2,239 |
CheckedConfidence: medium, confirm before actingSources: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: זכאות לסיוע בשכר דירה (Rental assistance for olim), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: הוראת שעה 429: זכאות סיוע בשכר דירה לעולים (Temporary order 429), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: נוהל 19.000: סיוע בשכר דירה לעולים (Procedure 19.000), Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: יישובי מחוזות משרד הפנים: צפון, חיפה, דרום ויהודה ושומרון (district locality list)
Work out your own figure in the rental assistance calculatorPeriphery incentives
The clearest priority geography in the country. The higher rental assistance rate applies citywide for oleh status from 1 April 2025, and the income-tax credit should apply broadly, but verify your exact address.
Work out what the uplift is worth →Olim who started here
In 2025, 555 olim were first registered in Be'er Sheva, out of 22,423 nationwide (Ministry of Aliyah and Integration records). That is where people were registered on arrival, not where they live now.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, data.gov.il. Checked 2026-10-15. Next review due 2027-01-13.
See where olim land, 2015 to 2025