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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 9.7% more expensive than Jerusalem.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 9.4% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 30.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Tel Aviv-Yafo are more expensive than in Jerusalem. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Jerusalem	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.87 ₪74.88	$23.12 ₪72.54	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪56.16	$17.90 ₪56.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 ₪9.13	$3.25 ₪10.19	+11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 ₪7.07	$2.62 ₪8.21	+16.1%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Jerusalem	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 ₪7.63	$3.07 ₪9.65	+26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 ₪20.20	$8.68 ₪27.22	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52 ₪26.72	$8.26 ₪25.92	-3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 ₪13.82	$4.38 ₪13.73	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 ₪17.20	$6.12 ₪19.19	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 ₪5.03	$1.95 ₪6.12	+21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ₪3.18	$1.27 ₪3.98	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ₪2.59	$1.08 ₪3.40	+31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₪3.74	$1.80 ₪5.66	+51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 ₪2.65	$0.89 ₪2.80	+5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 ₪2.36	$0.94 ₪2.95	+24.8%
Average			+20.8%

Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	Jerusalem	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 ₪26.07	$8.31 ₪26.06
Monthly public transit pass	$71.00 ₪222.78	$79.65 ₪249.93	+12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,597.85 ₪152K	$50,715.99 ₪159K	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.56 ₪39.41	$8.80 ₪27.61	-29.9%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 9.4% more for housing

	Jerusalem	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.83 ₪93.61	$32.68 ₪102.54	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,659.34 ₪5,206.42	$1,801.16 ₪5,651.42	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,268.94 ₪3,981.50	$1,339.77 ₪4,203.73	+5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.81 ₪583.00	$211.83 ₪664.64	+14.0%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 30.8% more for childcare

	Jerusalem	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$942.22 ₪2,956.37	$1,392.66 ₪4,369.67	+47.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,369.13 ₪73,324.16	$26,581.15 ₪83,402.33	+13.7%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jerusalem	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪29.95	$9.55 ₪29.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.51 ₪14.16	$4.40 ₪13.81	-2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.44 ₪32.76	$12.53 ₪39.31	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.49 ₪283.94	$84.89 ₪266.37	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42 ₪42.12	$13.87 ₪43.53	+3.3%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Jerusalem	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.86 ₪360.38	$115.96 ₪363.85	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.50 ₪280.82	$70.18 ₪220.19	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.22 ₪436.82	$144.76 ₪454.20	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.19 ₪452.43	$163.09 ₪511.71	+13.1%
Average			-0.9%

Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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