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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Surrey Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 34.8% more expensive than Surrey.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Surrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.9% more for restaurants

	Surrey	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.13 £17.35	$26.04 ₪80.59	+12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$20.34 ₪62.96	+119.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26 £1.70	$3.98 ₪12.32	+75.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 £1.09	$3.13 ₪9.69	+116.3%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Surrey	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.55	$4.52 ₪14.00	+118.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 £3.14	$10.80 ₪33.41	+158.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.88 £3.66	$9.69 ₪29.98	+98.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 £3.13	$5.20 ₪16.10	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 £3.07	$7.40 ₪22.90	+80.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$2.12 ₪6.56	+51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$1.74 ₪5.40	+166.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.67	$1.11 ₪3.45	+23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 £1.11	$1.54 ₪4.77	+4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.48	$0.86 ₪2.65	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.62	$0.85 ₪2.64	+4.0%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Surrey	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.14 £5.36	$9.91 ₪30.67	+38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$102.54 ₪317.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$56,459.75 ₪175K	+47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.25 ₪41.02
Average			+42.9%

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Surrey	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.02 £26.27	$35.46 ₪109.72	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	$2,217.54 ₪6,862.62	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	$1,616.53 ₪5,002.69	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$202.10 £151.64	$341.75 ₪1,057.60	+69.1%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Surrey	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	$1,694.43 ₪5,243.75	-19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	$31,106.80 ₪96,266.23	+7.0%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Surrey	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.61 £4.96	$11.07 ₪34.25	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.79 £3.59	$5.53 ₪17.13	+15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.96 £17.23	$14.65 ₪45.33	-36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.86 £39.66	$111.89 ₪346.28	+111.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.21 £9.91	$15.87 ₪49.11	+20.1%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Surrey	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.86 £39.66	$124.78 ₪386.15	+136.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.64 £29.74	$86.59 ₪267.96	+118.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.10 £66.10	$173.45 ₪536.78	+96.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 £69.40	$197.81 ₪612.16	+113.8%
Average			+115.9%

Surrey vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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