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Ramat Gan vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 43.0% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 17.1% more in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 16.3% more in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 51.5% more in Ramat Gan

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

Ramat Gan vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% more for restaurants

	Rome	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$23.87 ₪76.92	+36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$17.75 ₪57.21	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$3.34 ₪10.77	+33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$2.44 ₪7.85	+82.0%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 17.1% more for groceries

	Rome	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$3.77 ₪12.13	+70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$10.89 ₪35.09	+14.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$7.98 ₪25.73	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$4.21 ₪13.58	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$5.37 ₪17.29	-2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$2.38 ₪7.66	+96.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$1.19 ₪3.84	+14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$1.10 ₪3.56	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$1.26 ₪4.06	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$1.03 ₪3.32	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.80 ₪2.57	-18.6%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Rome	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$8.19 ₪26.38	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	$75.33 ₪242.78	+84.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$42,307.28 ₪136,354.46	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	$8.76 ₪28.25	-55.9%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 16.3% more for housing

	Rome	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$31.21 ₪100.57	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$1,514.02 ₪4,879.62	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$1,342.48 ₪4,326.76	+44.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$202.65 ₪653.14	+18.0%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Rome	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$1,222.65 ₪3,940.56	+115.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	$19,391.41 ₪62,497.64	+77.1%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$8.95 ₪28.85	+53.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$4.47 ₪14.42	+122.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$11.93 ₪38.46	+66.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$63.25 ₪203.84	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$13.28 ₪42.79	+13.7%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 51.5% more for clothing

	Rome	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$96.41 ₪310.73	+17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$65.63 ₪211.53	+73.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$140.21 ₪451.91	+58.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$182.73 ₪588.92	+56.4%
Average			+51.5%

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