Israeli listings are written in square metres, Israeli rooms (the living room counts) and dunam; buyers abroad think in square feet, bedrooms, acres and their own currency. This converter does the arithmetic both ways and converts shekels at the Bank of Israel representative rate held in Semerenko Group’s fact registry (rate of 2026-10-16), so a ₪2,500,000 apartment reads as $809,000 or £607,000 without guesswork.

How to read an Israeli listing

  • Rooms. A 4-room apartment has 3 bedrooms and a living room. A half room is a small room without a window or under 8 square metres, so 4.5 rooms means 3 bedrooms, a living room and a small extra room.
  • Size. One square metre is 10.7639 square feet. Listings usually give gross built area, sometimes including a share of common areas and the balcony; ask which measure is used, and compare recorded sales per square metre on the city pages.
  • Dunam. Land is measured in dunam: 1 dunam is 1,000 square metres, about 0.247 acres.
  • Currency. Prices are in shekels. The Bank of Israel publishes a representative rate each business day; banks and transfer services add their own spread.
Bank of Israel representative rates in the registry (2026-10-16)
Currency Shekels per unit ₪2,500,000 in that currency
1 USD ₪3.089 $809,000
1 GBP ₪4.1194 £607,000
1 EUR ₪3.4769 €719,000
1 CAD ₪2.1817 C$1,150,000
1 AUD ₪2.1505 A$1,160,000
1 ZAR ₪0.1881 R13,290,000

Rounded for display; the registry is refreshed daily from the Bank of Israel.

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Frequently asked questions

How many square feet is 100 square metres?

1,076 square feet (1 sqm = 10.7639 sq ft).

How many bedrooms is a 4-room apartment in Israel?

Three. Israeli room counts include the living room; a half room is a small room without a window or under 8 square metres.

How big is a dunam?

1,000 square metres, about 0.247 acres or 10,764 square feet.

Which exchange rate does the converter use?

The Bank of Israel representative rate held in Semerenko Group’s fact registry, dated 2026-10-16 today. The rate you get from a bank or transfer service includes a spread.

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Verified 2026-10-18 by Chaim Semerenko, Semerenko Group; brokerage under broker of record Pinchas Menachem Reis, licence 324150.

Written by Chaim Semerenko and the Semerenko Group team
Founder and CEO, Semerenko Group

Semerenko Group is the English-first real estate platform for Israel. We combine property information, official market data and tools with representation, negotiation, mortgage and legal coordination, and property management for buyers, renters, sellers and investors.

Published by Semerenko Group under the professional supervision of licensed Israeli real-estate broker Pinhas Menachem Reiss (License #324150). We work with owners, brokers, brokerages and developers across Israel. This is general information, not legal or tax advice; confirm with a licensed professional.

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