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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 25.7% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 15.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 6.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 39.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 45.0% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tel Aviv-Yafo are more expensive than in Canberra.

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$23.12 ₪74.52	+41.5%
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	$3.25 ₪10.47	+25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$2.62 ₪8.43	+16.9%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 15.3% more for groceries

	Canberra	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$3.07 ₪9.91	+13.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$8.68 ₪27.96	+74.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$8.26 ₪26.63	+50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$4.38 ₪14.10	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$6.12 ₪19.71	+46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.95 ₪6.28	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$1.27 ₪4.09	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.08 ₪3.49	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.80 ₪5.81	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.89 ₪2.87	-11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.94 ₪3.03	-9.8%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Canberra	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$8.31 ₪26.77	+88.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$79.65 ₪256.72	-35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	$50,715.99 ₪163,455.36	+74.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$8.80 ₪28.36	-53.5%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 6.9% more for housing

	Canberra	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$32.68 ₪105.33	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$1,801.16 ₪5,805.07	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$1,339.77 ₪4,318.02	+15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	$211.83 ₪682.71	+33.2%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 39.5% more for childcare

	Canberra	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	$1,392.66 ₪4,488.47	-20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$26,581.15 ₪85,669.84	+99.5%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$9.55 ₪30.77	+46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$4.40 ₪14.19	+29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$12.53 ₪40.38	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$84.89 ₪273.61	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$13.87 ₪44.71	+6.1%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 45.0% more for clothing

	Canberra	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$115.96 ₪373.74	+67.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$70.18 ₪226.18	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$144.76 ₪466.55	+53.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$163.09 ₪525.62	+37.7%
Average			+45.0%

Canberra vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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