Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Israel

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 69.2% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 2.0% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries in Tel Aviv-Yafo are more expensive than in Stockholm. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK163.29	$23.12 ₪70.22	+36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK112.26	$17.90 ₪54.36	+53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK30.83	$3.25 ₪9.87	+1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK24.56	$2.62 ₪7.95	+2.8%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK33.19	$3.07 ₪9.34	-10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK64.22	$8.68 ₪26.35	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK65.15	$8.26 ₪25.09	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK45.35	$4.38 ₪13.29	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK59.12	$6.12 ₪18.57	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK15.35	$1.95 ₪5.92	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.94	$1.27 ₪3.85	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.79	$1.08 ₪3.29	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK20.03	$1.80 ₪5.48	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.50	$0.89 ₪2.71	+1.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK8.12	$0.94 ₪2.85	+11.6%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK66.92	$8.31 ₪25.23	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,081.77	$79.65 ₪241.92	-29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK326K	$50,715.99 ₪154K	+50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK182.68	$8.80 ₪26.73	-53.5%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK429.79	$32.68 ₪99.26	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK15,146.95	$1,801.16 ₪5,470.40	+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,986.40	$1,339.77 ₪4,069.08	+29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,767.89	$211.83 ₪643.35	+15.6%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,558.98	$1,392.66 ₪4,229.70	+761.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK149K	$26,581.15 ₪80,730.93	+72.1%
Average			+416.9%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK80.62	$9.55 ₪28.99	+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK49.84	$4.40 ₪13.37	-14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK77.56	$12.53 ₪38.05	+55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK469.30	$84.89 ₪257.84	+74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK183.70	$13.87 ₪42.13	-27.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK974.06	$115.96 ₪352.20	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK453.46	$70.18 ₪213.14	+49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,187.49	$144.76 ₪439.65	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,908.41	$163.09 ₪495.32	-17.6%
Average			+16.0%

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