Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Israel

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 2.3 times more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$26.04 ₪79.77	+453.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$20.34 ₪62.32	+260.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$3.98 ₪12.20	+333.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$3.13 ₪9.59	+379.6%
Average			+357.9%

Taipei vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Taipei	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$4.52 ₪13.86	+123.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$10.80 ₪33.07	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$9.69 ₪29.68	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$5.20 ₪15.94	+91.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$7.40 ₪22.67	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$2.12 ₪6.50	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.74 ₪5.35	+15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.11 ₪3.41	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.54 ₪4.72	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.86 ₪2.62	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.85 ₪2.61	-18.0%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Taipei	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$9.91 ₪30.36	+151.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$102.54 ₪314.11	+172.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$56,459.75 ₪173K	+68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$13.25 ₪40.61	+48.2%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Taipei	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$35.46 ₪108.62	+29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$2,217.54 ₪6,793.32	+119.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$1,616.53 ₪4,952.17	+234.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$341.75 ₪1,046.92	+415.7%
Average			+187.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Taipei	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$1,694.43 ₪5,190.80	+155.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$31,106.80 ₪95,294.14	+86.5%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$11.07 ₪33.90	+291.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$5.53 ₪16.95	+61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$14.65 ₪44.87	+273.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$111.89 ₪342.78	+171.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$15.87 ₪48.61	+63.1%
Average			+139.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Taipei	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$124.78 ₪382.25	+97.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$86.59 ₪265.25	+116.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$173.45 ₪531.36	+104.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$197.81 ₪605.97	+88.2%
Average			+101.3%

Taipei vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo - Cost of clothing

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