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Cyprus

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Israel

Ramat Gan vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 58.0% more expensive than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 60.8% more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 73.9% more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 26.0% more in Ramat Gan

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ramat Gan are more expensive than in Nicosia. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ramat Gan.

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Ramat Gan vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Nicosia, you would:

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pay 77.0% more for restaurants

	Nicosia	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$23.11 ₪71.52	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$19.53 ₪60.44	+118.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$3.52 ₪10.89	+52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$2.73 ₪8.46	+206.6%
Average			+77.0%

Nicosia vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$3.32 ₪10.26	+69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$6.51 ₪20.16	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$9.95 ₪30.79	+43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$4.58 ₪14.19	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$8.64 ₪26.73	+112.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.96 ₪6.08	+26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$1.48 ₪4.57	+55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.20 ₪3.70	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.09 ₪3.37	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.86 ₪2.65	+0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.76 ₪2.36	+6.8%
Average			+20.2%

Nicosia vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.8% more for transportation

	Nicosia	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$9.81 ₪30.36	+45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$107.42 ₪332.43	+139.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$57,582.76 ₪178K	+74.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$14.19 ₪43.92	-35.1%
Average			+60.8%

Nicosia vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.9% more for housing

	Nicosia	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$41.92 ₪129.73	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$1,494.91 ₪4,626.28	+90.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$1,254.03 ₪3,880.84	+80.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$219.72 ₪679.98	+38.3%
Average			+73.9%

Nicosia vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Nicosia	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$1,411.37 ₪4,367.75	+174.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$28,921.58 ₪89,503.63	+211.6%
Average			+192.7%

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$9.77 ₪30.22	+118.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$4.69 ₪14.51	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$13.54 ₪41.91	+141.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$73.78 ₪228.33	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$14.65 ₪45.33	+30.8%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 26.0% more for clothing

	Nicosia	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$104.16 ₪322.35	+1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$65.10 ₪201.47	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$151.21 ₪467.96	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$161.99 ₪501.31	+38.5%
Average			+26.0%

Nicosia vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of clothing

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