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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 17.4% more expensive than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 24.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 25.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Tel Aviv-Yafo are more expensive than in Copenhagen. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.97 DKK139.50	$26.04 ₪80.59	+24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.48 DKK89.68	$20.34 ₪62.96	+50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.10 DKK33.90	$3.98 ₪12.32	-21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.77 DKK25.04	$3.13 ₪9.69	-16.9%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 3.9% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$4.77 DKK31.74	$4.52 ₪14.00	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.64 DKK57.47	$10.80 ₪33.41	+24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 DKK52.48	$9.69 ₪29.98	+22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.89 DKK39.19	$5.20 ₪16.10	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.31 DKK41.95	$7.40 ₪22.90	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 DKK10.13	$2.12 ₪6.56	+39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 DKK9.22	$1.74 ₪5.40	+25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK13.02	$1.11 ₪3.45	-43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 DKK17.20	$1.54 ₪4.77	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.10	$0.86 ₪2.65	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 DKK6.33	$0.85 ₪2.64	-10.3%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Copenhagen	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.58 DKK63.75	$9.91 ₪30.67	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$104.86 DKK697.48	$102.54 ₪317.32	-2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,184.55 DKK334K	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.03 DKK126.54	$13.25 ₪41.02	-30.3%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 24.6% more for housing

	Copenhagen	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.42 DKK248.91	$35.46 ₪109.72	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,981.79 DKK13,181.29	$2,217.54 ₪6,862.62	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,454.31 DKK9,672.90	$1,616.53 ₪5,002.69	+11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.83 DKK923.39	$341.75 ₪1,057.60	+146.2%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Copenhagen	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$977.91 DKK6,504.25	$1,694.43 ₪5,243.75	+73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,580.66 DKK57,071.67	$31,106.80 ₪96,266.23	+262.5%
Average			+150.6%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.99 DKK59.78	$11.07 ₪34.25	+23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.97 DKK46.39	$5.53 ₪17.13	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.44 DKK62.77	$14.65 ₪45.33	+55.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.00 DKK425.70	$111.89 ₪346.28	+74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.22 DKK134.51	$15.87 ₪49.11	-21.5%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 25.5% more for clothing

	Copenhagen	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 DKK722.72	$124.78 ₪386.15	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.68 DKK357.04	$86.59 ₪267.96	+61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.48 DKK854.58	$173.45 ₪536.78	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.12 DKK1,324.38	$197.81 ₪612.16	-0.7%
Average			+25.5%

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