Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Israel

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Dubai Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 52.5% more expensive than Dubai.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 69.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 68.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 17.5% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 73.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Dubai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Dubai	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.89 AED40.00	$23.12 ₪70.22	+112.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$17.90 ₪54.36	+87.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 AED4.37	$3.25 ₪9.87	+173.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 AED3.31	$2.62 ₪7.95	+190.0%
Average			+140.8%

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pay 69.5% more for groceries

	Dubai	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 AED5.18	$3.07 ₪9.34	+117.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.45 AED20.01	$8.68 ₪26.35	+59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 AED26.15	$8.26 ₪25.09	+16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 AED12.43	$4.38 ₪13.29	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 AED15.45	$6.12 ₪18.57	+45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 AED3.86	$1.95 ₪5.92	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 AED3.16	$1.27 ₪3.85	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 AED2.88	$1.08 ₪3.29	+38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 AED2.40	$1.80 ₪5.48	+176.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.94	$0.89 ₪2.71	+68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 AED1.92	$0.94 ₪2.85	+80.0%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 68.2% more for transportation

	Dubai	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.82 AED10.37	$8.31 ₪25.23	+194.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.13 AED320.00	$79.65 ₪241.92	-8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,229.41 AED100K	$50,715.99 ₪154K	+86.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71 AED32.00	$8.80 ₪26.73	+1.0%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 17.5% less for housing

	Dubai	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.23 AED360.76	$32.68 ₪99.26	-66.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.29 AED8,675.50	$1,801.16 ₪5,470.40	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,533.56 AED5,632.00	$1,339.77 ₪4,069.08	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.06 AED584.17	$211.83 ₪643.35	+33.2%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 73.8% more for childcare

	Dubai	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.12 AED3,022.92	$1,392.66 ₪4,229.70	+69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,907.17 AED54,746.58	$26,581.15 ₪80,730.93	+78.3%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dubai	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.61 AED50.00	$9.55 ₪28.99	-29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.65 AED20.75	$4.40 ₪13.37	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.13 AED22.50	$12.53 ₪38.05	+104.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.61 AED310.71	$84.89 ₪257.84	+0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.98 AED55.00	$13.87 ₪42.13	-7.4%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Dubai	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 AED298.59	$115.96 ₪352.20	+42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.28 AED232.39	$70.18 ₪213.14	+10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.71 AED476.35	$144.76 ₪439.65	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.75 AED458.15	$163.09 ₪495.32	+30.7%
Average			+23.9%

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