Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Israel

Israel vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Israel is 2.3 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Israel
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Israel
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Israel
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Israel
Childcare: pay 87.0% more in Israel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Israel
Clothing: pay 67.1% more in Israel

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Israel are more expensive than in Taiwan. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Israel.

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Israel vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Israel instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Israel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$23.87 ₪73.11	+457.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$18.77 ₪57.50	+275.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$3.33 ₪10.20	+249.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$2.70 ₪8.27	+317.5%
Average			+350.1%

Taiwan vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Israel
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$3.02 ₪9.27	+73.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$8.49 ₪26.02	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$9.09 ₪27.83	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$4.78 ₪14.63	+91.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$6.33 ₪19.39	+70.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$1.96 ₪5.99	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.48 ₪4.55	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$1.06 ₪3.25	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.28 ₪3.92	-12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.82 ₪2.52	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.73 ₪2.24	-23.6%
Average			+6.1%

Taiwan vs. Israel - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Taiwan	Israel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$9.73 ₪29.82	+152.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$86.98 ₪266.45	+150.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$56,575.39 ₪173K	+71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$15.75 ₪48.26	+85.3%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Israel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$42.16 ₪129.14	+100.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$1,456.98 ₪4,463.39	+214.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$1,143.34 ₪3,502.56	+292.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$221.23 ₪677.73	+252.7%
Average			+241.9%

Taiwan vs. Israel - Cost of housing

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pay 87.0% more for childcare

	Taiwan	Israel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$1,259.48 ₪3,858.34	+134.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$26,132.54 ₪80,055.72	+49.3%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Israel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$9.32 ₪28.54	+410.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$4.84 ₪14.83	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$13.45 ₪41.19	+233.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$81.16 ₪248.63	+114.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$14.27 ₪43.72	+43.1%
Average			+130.3%

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pay 67.1% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Israel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$83.52 ₪255.85	+37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$65.14 ₪199.57	+99.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$134.03 ₪410.60	+70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$154.97 ₪474.75	+67.1%
Average			+67.1%

Taiwan vs. Israel - Cost of clothing

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