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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Minneapolis Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 30.4% more expensive than Minneapolis.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 59.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 32.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 3.4% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 92.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Minneapolis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% more for restaurants

	Minneapolis	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00	$26.04 ₪80.87	+18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$20.34 ₪63.18	+69.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.16	$3.98 ₪12.36	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31	$3.13 ₪9.72	+35.3%
Average			+36.9%

Minneapolis vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Minneapolis	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.58	$4.52 ₪14.05	+26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14	$10.80 ₪33.53	+110.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.28	$9.69 ₪30.09	+195.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.66	$5.20 ₪16.16	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.15	$7.40 ₪22.98	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.63	$2.12 ₪6.59	-19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.74 ₪5.42	+109.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.02	$1.11 ₪3.46	-63.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.35	$1.54 ₪4.79	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.86 ₪2.66	-57.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.89	$0.85 ₪2.65	-54.9%
Average			+0.5%

Minneapolis vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.5% more for transportation

	Minneapolis	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96	$9.91 ₪30.78	+150.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.75	$102.54 ₪318.43	+21.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,244.00	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.68	$13.25 ₪41.16	-29.0%
Average			+59.5%

Minneapolis vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.7% more for housing

	Minneapolis	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.25	$35.46 ₪110.11	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,778.29	$2,217.54 ₪6,886.61	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,284.29	$1,616.53 ₪5,020.18	+25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.55	$341.75 ₪1,061.30	+150.3%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

	Minneapolis	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,364.44	$1,694.43 ₪5,262.08	+24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$36,151.80	$31,106.80 ₪96,602.80	-14.0%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Minneapolis	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$11.07 ₪34.37	+58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.62	$5.53 ₪17.18	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$14.65 ₪45.49	+12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.11	$111.89 ₪347.49	+71.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00	$15.87 ₪49.28	-0.8%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 92.8% more for clothing

	Minneapolis	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.94	$124.78 ₪387.50	+115.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.06	$86.59 ₪268.89	+96.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.10	$173.45 ₪538.65	+75.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.02	$197.81 ₪614.30	+86.6%
Average			+92.8%

Minneapolis vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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