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Bat Yam vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Bat Yam is 1.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Bat Yam
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Bat Yam
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Bat Yam
Housing: pay 18.1% less in Bat Yam
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Bat Yam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Bat Yam
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Bat Yam

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Bat Yam are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bat Yam.

Bat Yam vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bat Yam instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Bat Yam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$16.41 ₪52.88	+0.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$17.90 ₪57.69	+82.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$2.63 ₪8.46	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$1.49 ₪4.81	-33.3%
Average			+12.8%

Canberra vs. Bat Yam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Canberra	Bat Yam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$3.95 ₪12.74	+46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$7.57 ₪24.40	+51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$8.28 ₪26.70	+50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$4.48 ₪14.45	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$5.25 ₪16.92	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.46 ₪4.71	-1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.95 ₪3.05	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.95 ₪3.05	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.12 ₪3.60	-40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.67 ₪2.16	-33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.70 ₪2.27	-32.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Canberra	Bat Yam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$8.12 ₪26.18	+84.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$77.57 ₪249.99	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$41,766.11 ₪134,610.29	+43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$14.26 ₪45.96	-24.7%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 18.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Bat Yam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$30.80 ₪99.28	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,193.32 ₪3,846.01	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,073.99 ₪3,461.41	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$157.25 ₪506.82	-1.1%
Average			-18.1%

Canberra vs. Bat Yam - Cost of housing

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Bat Yam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,024.26 ₪3,301.16	-41.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$9,143.79 ₪29,470.04	-31.4%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Bat Yam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$7.91 ₪25.48	+20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$4.00 ₪12.88	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$11.93 ₪38.46	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$50.14 ₪161.59	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$12.68 ₪40.86	-3.0%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Canberra	Bat Yam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$99.44 ₪320.50	+43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$54.69 ₪176.28	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$124.30 ₪400.63	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$139.22 ₪448.70	+17.6%
Average			+21.9%

Canberra vs. Bat Yam - Cost of clothing

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