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Ramat Gan vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 2.1 times more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 83.3% more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 91.7% more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.8% more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 61.6% more in Ramat Gan

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

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Ramat Gan vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.3% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.25	$23.11 ₪71.52	+57.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$19.53 ₪60.44	+166.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.44	$3.52 ₪10.89	+45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.65	$2.73 ₪8.46	+21.4%
Average			+83.3%

Bucharest vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.7% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.24	$3.32 ₪10.26	+151.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.63	$6.51 ₪20.16	+49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.40	$9.95 ₪30.79	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.35	$4.58 ₪14.19	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.45	$8.64 ₪26.73	+182.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.70	$1.96 ₪6.08	+243.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.43	$1.48 ₪4.57	+103.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.25	$1.20 ₪3.70	+73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.42	$1.09 ₪3.37	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.73	$0.86 ₪2.65	+134.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.62	$0.76 ₪2.36	+122.3%
Average			+91.7%

Bucharest vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.25	$9.81 ₪30.36	+31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON98.93	$107.42 ₪332.43	+413.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$57,582.76 ₪178K	+101.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.71	$14.19 ₪43.92	+151.3%
Average			+124.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON43.83	$41.92 ₪129.73	+352.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,203.34	$1,494.91 ₪4,626.28	+120.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,135.02	$1,254.03 ₪3,880.84	+177.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON699.33	$219.72 ₪679.98	+48.6%
Average			+136.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Bucharest	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,966.59	$1,411.37 ₪4,367.75	+125.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	$28,921.58 ₪89,503.63	+101.2%
Average			+112.8%

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pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.81	$9.77 ₪30.22	+159.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.59	$4.69 ₪14.51	+33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.42	$13.54 ₪41.91	+110.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON232.83	$73.78 ₪228.33	+49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.57	$14.65 ₪45.33	+75.1%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 61.6% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON419.90	$104.16 ₪322.35	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON181.80	$65.10 ₪201.47	+69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON368.20	$151.21 ₪467.96	+94.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON433.74	$161.99 ₪501.31	+76.7%
Average			+61.6%

Bucharest vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of clothing

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