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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 13.5% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 11.0% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 70.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 46.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Dublin	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.51 €20.99	$26.04 ₪80.87	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$20.34 ₪63.18	+51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 €2.60	$3.98 ₪12.36	+36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.97	$3.13 ₪9.72	+42.2%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Dublin	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.19	$4.52 ₪14.05	+84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 €4.48	$10.80 ₪33.53	+115.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.21 €5.54	$9.69 ₪30.09	+56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$5.20 ₪16.16	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.78 €5.16	$7.40 ₪22.98	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.13	$2.12 ₪6.59	+67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.74 ₪5.42	+71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.11 ₪3.46	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 €2.12	$1.54 ₪4.79	-35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$0.86 ₪2.66	-0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$0.85 ₪2.65	+25.0%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Dublin	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.17	$9.91 ₪30.78	+23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.49 €95.94	$102.54 ₪318.43	-4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,000.39 €34,809.33	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.24 €15.39	$13.25 ₪41.16	-23.1%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 11.0% less for housing

	Dublin	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.59	$35.46 ₪110.11	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,465.66 €2,200.69	$2,217.54 ₪6,886.61	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,216.84 €1,978.62	$1,616.53 ₪5,020.18	-27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.35 €189.53	$341.75 ₪1,061.30	+60.9%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 70.3% more for childcare

	Dublin	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,272.35 €1,135.62	$1,694.43 ₪5,262.08	+33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.84 €12,750.65	$31,106.80 ₪96,602.80	+117.7%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.84 €7.00	$11.07 ₪34.37	+41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 €4.38	$5.53 ₪17.18	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.27 €18.99	$14.65 ₪45.49	-31.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.28 €61.83	$111.89 ₪347.49	+61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$15.87 ₪49.28	+1.2%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 46.6% more for clothing

	Dublin	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.67 €96.10	$124.78 ₪387.50	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.46 €45.04	$86.59 ₪268.89	+71.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.09 €100.94	$173.45 ₪538.65	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.45 €116.43	$197.81 ₪614.30	+51.6%
Average			+46.6%

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