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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 63.0% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 68.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 62.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 52.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 50.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 59.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.5% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$26.04 ₪80.59	+55.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$20.34 ₪62.96	+81.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$3.98 ₪12.32	+72.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$3.13 ₪9.69	+84.1%
Average			+68.5%

Lisbon vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.2% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$4.52 ₪14.00	+141.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$10.80 ₪33.41	+67.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$9.69 ₪29.98	+123.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$5.20 ₪16.10	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$7.40 ₪22.90	+105.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$2.12 ₪6.56	+110.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.74 ₪5.40	+124.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.11 ₪3.45	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.54 ₪4.77	+35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.86 ₪2.65	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.85 ₪2.64	-6.8%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 52.9% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$9.91 ₪30.67	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$102.54 ₪317.32	+128.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+67.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$13.25 ₪41.02	+5.9%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 50.3% more for housing

	Lisbon	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$35.46 ₪109.72	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$2,217.54 ₪6,862.62	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$1,616.53 ₪5,002.69	+35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$341.75 ₪1,057.60	+170.3%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Lisbon	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$1,694.43 ₪5,243.75	+149.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$31,106.80 ₪96,266.23	+83.7%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$11.07 ₪34.25	+229.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$5.53 ₪17.13	+82.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$14.65 ₪45.33	+118.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$111.89 ₪346.28	+141.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$15.87 ₪49.11	+64.3%
Average			+118.6%

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pay 59.5% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$124.78 ₪386.15	+21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$86.59 ₪267.96	+89.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$173.45 ₪536.78	+75.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$197.81 ₪612.16	+60.8%
Average			+59.5%

Lisbon vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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