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Israel

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Taiwan

Tainan vs. Netanya Cost of Living Summary

Tainan is 59.5% cheaper than Netanya.

Restaurants: pay 78.8% less in Tainan
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in Tainan
Transportation: pay 50.6% less in Tainan
Housing: pay 79.4% less in Tainan
Childcare: pay 70.9% less in Tainan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Tainan
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Tainan

The cost of groceries and clothing in Tainan are more expensive than in Netanya. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tainan.

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Tainan vs. Netanya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tainan instead of Netanya, you would:

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pay 78.8% less for restaurants

	Netanya	Tainan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.79 ₪69.80	$3.77 NT$120.39	-83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$19.53 ₪59.83	$4.71 NT$150.49	-75.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 ₪9.22	$0.92 NT$29.35	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 ₪6.98	$0.65 NT$20.86	-71.4%
Average			-78.8%

Netanya vs. Tainan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	Netanya	Tainan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 ₪7.28	$1.76 NT$56.41	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.66 ₪26.54	$9.85 NT$314.68	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.50 ₪26.05	$11.54 NT$368.90	+35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.98 ₪15.26	$2.72 NT$87.00	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.79 ₪17.74	$4.45 NT$142.21	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.97 ₪6.03	$2.23 NT$71.26	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 ₪4.04	$1.29 NT$41.09	-2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ₪3.26	$1.38 NT$44.23	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 ₪3.52	$2.02 NT$64.54	+75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ₪2.40	$1.25 NT$39.84	+59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 ₪1.95	$1.04 NT$33.27	+63.2%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 50.6% less for transportation

	Netanya	Tainan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.80 ₪30.03	$3.93 NT$125.53	-59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.61 ₪219.38	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	-52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$57,582.76 ₪176K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.50 ₪38.29	$8.87 NT$283.42	-29.1%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 79.4% less for housing

	Netanya	Tainan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.91 ₪110.01	$21.44 NT$685.39	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,591.75 ₪4,876.23	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.77 ₪3,626.43	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.14 ₪610.04	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-66.7%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

	Netanya	Tainan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,150.14 ₪3,523.38	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,413.27 ₪74,788.83	$5,493.16 NT$176K	-77.5%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Netanya	Tainan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.58 ₪32.41	$2.83 NT$90.29	-73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.60 ₪14.09	$3.24 NT$103.67	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.37 ₪40.96	$3.92 NT$125.41	-70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.75 ₪244.31	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.02 ₪39.89	$9.73 NT$311.01	-25.3%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Netanya	Tainan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.43 ₪114.68	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.53 ₪124.15	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.54 ₪298.82	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.99 ₪355.33	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-9.4%
Average			+7.1%

Netanya vs. Tainan - Cost of clothing

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