True Cost Aliyah
The True Cost of Aliyah
Everyone quotes the flights and the lift. Almost nobody nets off what comes back — the grants, the absorption basket, the duty you don't pay. This adds up the whole move, subtracts every benefit, and gives you the one number that's actually true.
The full picture
How this works. The waterfall stacks every cost of the move, then steps back down through each grant and benefit, landing on your true net cost — what aliyah actually takes out of your pocket once the system gives back what it gives.
Illustrative defaults — make them yours. Grants and the absorption basket vary by household, age and route, customs savings depend on what you ship, and costs swing widely. Edit every line to your own quotes, and confirm benefit amounts with Nefesh B'Nefesh and Misrad HaKlita. olimadvice.com