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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 1.3% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 38.4% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 19.5% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 28.2% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	London	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.76	$26.04 ₪80.87	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.90	$20.34 ₪63.18	+92.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.21	$3.98 ₪12.36	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.61	$3.13 ₪9.72	+45.2%
Average			+33.6%

London vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.4% more for groceries

	London	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.52	$4.52 ₪14.05	+122.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.75	$10.80 ₪33.53	+69.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.22	$9.69 ₪30.09	+38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.74	$5.20 ₪16.16	+3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.60	$7.40 ₪22.98	+53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$2.12 ₪6.59	+51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.47	$1.74 ₪5.42	+176.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.03	$1.11 ₪3.46	-19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.13	$1.54 ₪4.79	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.86 ₪2.66	+16.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.85 ₪2.65	+6.9%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	London	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £5.94	$9.91 ₪30.78	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £183.77	$102.54 ₪318.43	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.75	$13.25 ₪41.16	-58.3%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	London	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.27	$35.46 ₪110.11	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,124.26	$2,217.54 ₪6,886.61	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,710.05	$1,616.53 ₪5,020.18	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £212.35	$341.75 ₪1,061.30	+20.3%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 28.2% less for childcare

	London	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,136.31	$1,694.43 ₪5,262.08	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,734.06	$31,106.80 ₪96,602.80	-13.0%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	London	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.92	$11.07 ₪34.37	+19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.20	$5.53 ₪17.18	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.54	$14.65 ₪45.49	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.27	$111.89 ₪347.49	+84.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.34	$15.87 ₪49.28	-11.0%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	London	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £85.22	$124.78 ₪387.50	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.34	$86.59 ₪268.89	+60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £93.86	$173.45 ₪538.65	+38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £121.47	$197.81 ₪614.30	+21.8%
Average			+31.1%

London vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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