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Israel

Ramat Gan vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 83.6% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 56.4% more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 96.7% more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 66.9% more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 38.2% more in Ramat Gan

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ramat Gan are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ramat Gan.

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Ramat Gan vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Athens	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.92	$23.11 ₪70.54	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.95	$19.53 ₪59.61	+74.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.50	$3.52 ₪10.74	+24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$2.73 ₪8.35	+388.4%
Average			+131.3%

Athens vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.4% more for groceries

	Athens	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$3.32 ₪10.12	+132.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.71	$6.51 ₪19.89	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.34	$9.95 ₪30.37	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.43	$4.58 ₪13.99	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.23	$8.64 ₪26.36	+81.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.96 ₪6.00	+98.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.48 ₪4.51	+66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.20 ₪3.65	+87.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.09 ₪3.33	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.86 ₪2.61	+77.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.76 ₪2.32	+47.3%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 96.7% more for transportation

	Athens	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.75	$9.81 ₪29.94	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.86	$107.42 ₪327.88	+255.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,847.64	$57,582.76 ₪176K	+105.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.14	$14.19 ₪43.32	+13.2%
Average			+96.7%

Athens vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.9% more for housing

	Athens	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €26.97	$41.92 ₪127.96	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €659.47	$1,494.91 ₪4,563.01	+101.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €582.38	$1,254.03 ₪3,827.76	+91.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.64	$219.72 ₪670.68	+36.8%
Average			+66.9%

Athens vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Athens	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €509.52	$1,411.37 ₪4,308.02	+146.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,447.02	$28,921.58 ₪88,279.52	+124.4%
Average			+135.2%

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.97	$9.77 ₪29.81	+74.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.65	$4.69 ₪14.31	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.97	$13.54 ₪41.33	+141.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.48	$73.78 ₪225.21	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.45	$14.65 ₪44.71	+37.7%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 38.2% more for clothing

	Athens	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.33	$104.16 ₪317.95	+13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.54	$65.10 ₪198.72	+62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.46	$151.21 ₪461.56	+45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.71	$161.99 ₪494.46	+31.2%
Average			+38.2%

Athens vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of clothing

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