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Ramat Gan vs. Palo Alto Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 23.1% cheaper than Palo Alto.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 21.8% less in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 44.6% more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 52.4% less in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 43.9% more in Ramat Gan

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Ramat Gan are more expensive than in Palo Alto. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ramat Gan.

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Ramat Gan vs. Palo Alto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Palo Alto, you would:

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Palo Alto	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$23.11 ₪71.52	-7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$19.53 ₪60.44	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13	$3.52 ₪10.89	+12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$2.73 ₪8.46	+1.2%
Average			+12.8%

Palo Alto vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.8% less for groceries

	Palo Alto	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$5.31	$3.32 ₪10.26	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16	$6.51 ₪20.16	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38	$9.95 ₪30.79	+55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84	$4.58 ₪14.19	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.46	$8.64 ₪26.73	+33.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.96 ₪6.08	-17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$1.48 ₪4.57	+64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.20 ₪3.70	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.09 ₪3.37	-63.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$0.86 ₪2.65	-38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.76 ₪2.36	-54.3%
Average			-21.8%

Palo Alto vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.6% more for transportation

	Palo Alto	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86	$9.81 ₪30.36	+67.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$107.42 ₪332.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$57,582.76 ₪178K	+55.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39	$14.19 ₪43.92	-30.4%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 52.4% less for housing

	Palo Alto	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.29	$41.92 ₪129.73	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,600.00	$1,494.91 ₪4,626.28	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,148.75	$1,254.03 ₪3,880.84	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.55	$219.72 ₪679.98	+4.9%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Palo Alto	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,942.94	$1,411.37 ₪4,367.75	-52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,562.50	$28,921.58 ₪89,503.63	-32.0%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Palo Alto	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$9.77 ₪30.22	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$4.69 ₪14.51	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$13.54 ₪41.91	+15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$167.25	$73.78 ₪228.33	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$14.65 ₪45.33	-13.8%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 43.9% more for clothing

	Palo Alto	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50	$104.16 ₪322.35	+54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.67	$65.10 ₪201.47	+36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.40	$151.21 ₪467.96	+50.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.91	$161.99 ₪501.31	+35.1%
Average			+43.9%

Palo Alto vs. Ramat Gan - Cost of clothing

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