Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Israel

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 40.8% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 29.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 42.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 22.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing 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 43.9% more for restaurants

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 SEK178.38	$26.04 ₪80.59	+44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.90 SEK117.93	$20.34 ₪62.96	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.66 SEK36.32	$3.98 ₪12.32	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 SEK30.60	$3.13 ₪9.69	+1.4%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.97 SEK39.36	$4.52 ₪14.00	+14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 SEK63.11	$10.80 ₪33.41	+69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK66.09	$9.69 ₪29.98	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.11 SEK50.68	$5.20 ₪16.10	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.83 SEK57.75	$7.40 ₪22.90	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 SEK15.85	$2.12 ₪6.56	+32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK12.50	$1.74 ₪5.40	+38.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.23	$1.11 ₪3.45	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 SEK20.03	$1.54 ₪4.77	-23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.78	$0.86 ₪2.65	+9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.94	$0.85 ₪2.64	+6.5%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 29.6% more for transportation

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.59	$9.91 ₪30.67	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	$102.54 ₪317.32	-3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+71.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.85 SEK176.99	$13.25 ₪41.02	-25.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 42.7% more for housing

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.70 SEK393.49	$35.46 ₪109.72	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	$2,217.54 ₪6,862.62	+32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	$1,616.53 ₪5,002.69	+49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	$341.75 ₪1,057.60	+79.7%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	$1,694.43 ₪5,243.75	+976.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,395.31 SEK163K	$31,106.80 ₪96,266.23	+89.7%
Average			+351.8%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$11.07 ₪34.25	+39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 SEK50.04	$5.53 ₪17.13	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 SEK86.22	$14.65 ₪45.33	+68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.98 SEK465.67	$111.89 ₪346.28	+138.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.99 SEK188.29	$15.87 ₪49.11	-16.5%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 22.6% more for clothing

	Stockholm	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	$124.78 ₪386.15	+11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.75 SEK582.33	$86.59 ₪267.96	+47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	$173.45 ₪536.78	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	$197.81 ₪612.16	+6.9%
Average			+22.6%

Stockholm vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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