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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 72.5% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 78.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 47.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% more for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$26.04 ₪80.59	+66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$20.34 ₪62.96	+81.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.78	$3.98 ₪12.32	+27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 €1.72	$3.13 ₪9.69	+61.8%
Average			+66.5%

Ljubljana vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.23 €1.99	$4.52 ₪14.00	+102.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.39 €6.58	$10.80 ₪33.41	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.51	$9.69 ₪29.98	+91.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.56	$5.20 ₪16.10	+30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.53 €4.03	$7.40 ₪22.90	+63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$2.12 ₪6.56	+108.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$1.74 ₪5.40	+125.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$1.11 ₪3.45	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 €1.42	$1.54 ₪4.77	-3.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.86 ₪2.65	+27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.85 ₪2.64	+18.2%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 €6.21	$9.91 ₪30.67	+42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.43 €36.87	$102.54 ₪317.32	+147.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+92.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.40 €11.03	$13.25 ₪41.02	+6.9%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 78.3% more for housing

	Ljubljana	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.59 €37.01	$35.46 ₪109.72	-14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,099.38 €978.48	$2,217.54 ₪6,862.62	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.88 €792.91	$1,616.53 ₪5,002.69	+81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$217.88 €193.92	$341.75 ₪1,057.60	+56.9%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.09 €581.27	$1,694.43 ₪5,243.75	+159.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	$31,106.80 ₪96,266.23	+123.2%
Average			+140.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$11.07 ₪34.25	+182.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 €2.60	$5.53 ₪17.13	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$14.65 ₪45.33	+137.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.95 €48.02	$111.89 ₪346.28	+107.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$15.87 ₪49.11	+49.2%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

	Ljubljana	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.84 €102.21	$124.78 ₪386.15	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.67 €38.87	$86.59 ₪267.96	+98.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 €96.97	$173.45 ₪536.78	+59.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.98 €128.15	$197.81 ₪612.16	+37.4%
Average			+47.3%

Ljubljana vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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