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HsinChu vs. Ramat Gan Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 58.7% cheaper than Ramat Gan.

Restaurants: pay 79.5% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 56.4% less in HsinChu
Housing: pay 73.1% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% less in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 43.4% less in HsinChu

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Ramat Gan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.5% less for restaurants

	Ramat Gan	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.11 ₪70.80	$3.77 NT$120.39	-83.7%
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)	$3.52 ₪10.78	$0.94 NT$29.93	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.73 ₪8.38	$0.70 NT$22.21	-74.6%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Ramat Gan	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$3.32 ₪10.16	$1.70 NT$54.38	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.51 ₪19.96	$18.05 NT$576.87	+177.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.95 ₪30.48	$10.87 NT$347.49	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.58 ₪14.05	$2.78 NT$88.79	-39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.64 ₪26.46	$3.13 NT$100.11	-63.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.96 ₪6.02	$1.21 NT$38.68	-38.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 ₪4.52	$1.14 NT$36.41	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 ₪3.66	$1.49 NT$47.78	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 ₪3.34	$1.40 NT$44.60	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 ₪2.62	$1.07 NT$34.13	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ₪2.33	$1.07 NT$34.13	+40.3%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 56.4% less for transportation

	Ramat Gan	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.81 ₪30.05	$3.83 NT$122.29	-61.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.42 ₪329.07	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	-62.6%
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)	$14.19 ₪43.48	$5.65 NT$180.59	-60.2%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 73.1% less for housing

	Ramat Gan	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.92 ₪128.42	$21.44 NT$685.39	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,494.91 ₪4,579.57	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,254.03 ₪3,841.65	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	-79.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$219.72 ₪673.12	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	-64.4%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Ramat Gan	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,411.37 ₪4,323.65	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	-46.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,921.58 ₪88,599.83	$16,663.11 NT$533K	-42.4%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ramat Gan	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.77 ₪29.92	$1.88 NT$60.20	-80.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 ₪14.36	$2.98 NT$95.31	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.54 ₪41.48	$3.92 NT$125.41	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.78 ₪226.03	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	-29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.65 ₪44.87	$10.04 NT$321.04	-31.4%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 43.4% less for clothing

	Ramat Gan	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.16 ₪319.10	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	-45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.10 ₪199.44	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	-45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.21 ₪463.23	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$161.99 ₪496.25	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	-34.6%
Average			-43.4%

Ramat Gan vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

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