Cost of living comparison

Israel

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United Kingdom

Bath vs. Ashqelon Cost of Living Summary

Bath is 16.4% more expensive than Ashqelon.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% less in Bath
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Bath
Transportation: pay 84.8% more in Bath
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Bath
Childcare: pay 24.4% more in Bath
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% more in Bath
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Bath

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Bath are more expensive than in Ashqelon. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Bath. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bath.

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Bath vs. Ashqelon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bath instead of Ashqelon, you would:

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pay 25.4% less for restaurants

	Ashqelon	Bath
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12 ₪70.22	$20.03 £14.89	-13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪54.36	$10.68 £7.94	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25 ₪9.87	$2.54 £1.89	-21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 ₪7.07	$1.72 £1.28	-25.9%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Ashqelon	Bath
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 ₪8.69	$1.63 £1.21	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 ₪26.35	$5.16 £3.84	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.26 ₪25.09	$6.98 £5.19	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.39 ₪13.34	$4.21 £3.13	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.08 ₪15.44	$4.72 £3.51	-7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 ₪5.76	$1.64 £1.22	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ₪3.86	$0.71 £0.53	-44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ₪2.79	$1.44 £1.07	+56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 ₪3.32	$2.04 £1.52	+87.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ₪2.54	$0.74 £0.55	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 ₪2.68	$0.79 £0.58	-10.9%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 84.8% more for transportation

	Ashqelon	Bath
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 ₪24.66	$7.18 £5.34	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.53 ₪89.70	$115.51 £85.89	+291.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,732.70 ₪145K	$37,772.71 £28,085.90	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.04 ₪33.52	$19.95 £14.83	+80.7%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Ashqelon	Bath
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.76 ₪102.54	$46.29 £34.42	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.65 ₪2,899.43	$1,730.50 £1,286.71	+81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$745.82 ₪2,265.18	$1,298.04 £965.16	+74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$210.39 ₪638.97	$265.55 £197.45	+26.2%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 24.4% more for childcare

	Ashqelon	Bath
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$929.30 ₪2,822.41	$1,752.76 £1,303.26	+88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,581.15 ₪80,730.93	$16,025.19 £11,915.53	-39.7%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ashqelon	Bath
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪28.99	$8.01 £5.96	-16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 ₪12.38	$4.80 £3.57	+17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.93 ₪36.24	$19.20 £14.27	+60.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.90 ₪188.01	$48.34 £35.95	-21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42 ₪40.77	$15.36 £11.42	+14.4%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Ashqelon	Bath
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.96 ₪352.20	$83.60 £62.16	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.43 ₪174.42	$49.60 £36.88	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.76 ₪400.18	$90.81 £67.52	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.09 ₪495.32	$84.46 £62.80	-48.2%
Average			-30.2%

Ashqelon vs. Bath - Cost of clothing

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