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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Milan Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 24.7% more expensive than Milan.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 11.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 60.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Milan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Milan	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.42	$23.12 ₪70.22	-1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 €11.34	$17.90 ₪54.36	+38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 €2.90	$3.25 ₪9.87	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 €1.33	$2.62 ₪7.95	+71.4%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Milan	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 €2.50	$3.07 ₪9.34	+7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.79 €8.56	$8.68 ₪26.35	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.72 €5.87	$8.26 ₪25.09	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 €4.22	$4.38 ₪13.29	-9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.05 €5.29	$6.12 ₪18.57	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.11	$1.95 ₪5.92	+54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$1.27 ₪3.85	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.34	$1.08 ₪3.29	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.58	$1.80 ₪5.48	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.00	$0.89 ₪2.71	-22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.86	$0.94 ₪2.85	-4.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Milan	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.88 €6.89	$8.31 ₪25.23	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.55 €39.83	$79.65 ₪241.92	+74.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,037.93 €30,635.59	$50,715.99 ₪154K	+44.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.81 €22.57	$8.80 ₪26.73	-65.9%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 11.8% more for housing

	Milan	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.83 €26.95	$32.68 ₪99.26	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,697.53 €1,484.24	$1,801.16 ₪5,470.40	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.14 €1,047.60	$1,339.77 ₪4,069.08	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.63 €150.06	$211.83 ₪643.35	+23.4%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 60.2% more for childcare

	Milan	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$875.21 €765.24	$1,392.66 ₪4,229.70	+59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,491.19 €14,419.15	$26,581.15 ₪80,730.93	+61.2%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Milan	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.13	$9.55 ₪28.99	+36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.26 €1.97	$4.40 ₪13.37	+95.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.13	$12.53 ₪38.05	+78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.35 €68.51	$84.89 ₪257.84	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.21	$13.87 ₪42.13	+18.8%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Milan	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.22 €99.87	$115.96 ₪352.20	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.07 €49.90	$70.18 ₪213.14	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.09 €101.51	$144.76 ₪439.65	+24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.01 €157.40	$163.09 ₪495.32	-9.4%
Average			+9.9%

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