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Palo Alto vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo Cost of Living Summary

Palo Alto is 32.9% more expensive than Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Palo Alto
Groceries: pay 55.7% more in Palo Alto
Transportation: pay 15.1% more in Palo Alto
Housing: pay 82.5% more in Palo Alto
Childcare: pay 80.3% more in Palo Alto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Palo Alto
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Palo Alto

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Palo Alto are more expensive than in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Palo Alto. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Palo Alto.

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Palo Alto vs. Tel Aviv-Yafo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Palo Alto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12 ₪69.61	$30.00	+29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪53.89	$12.00	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25 ₪9.78	$3.30	+1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 ₪7.88	$2.44	-6.8%
Average			-2.1%

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Palo Alto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Palo Alto
Bread 1 loaf	$3.07 ₪9.26	$5.06	+64.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.68 ₪26.12	$11.39	+31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.26 ₪24.87	$5.85	-29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ₪13.18	$6.26	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.12 ₪18.41	$6.63	+8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 ₪5.87	$3.22	+65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ₪3.82	$1.18	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ₪3.26	$2.37	+118.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 ₪5.43	$3.01	+66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ₪2.68	$1.94	+117.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ₪2.83	$2.19	+133.3%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 15.1% more for transportation

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Palo Alto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 ₪25.01	$4.84	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.65 ₪239.81	$90.00	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,715.99 ₪153K	$36,753.89	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.80 ₪26.50	$19.06	+116.6%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 82.5% more for housing

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Palo Alto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 ₪98.39	$68.78	+110.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,801.16 ₪5,422.67	$3,600.00	+99.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,339.77 ₪4,033.58	$3,148.75	+135.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$211.83 ₪637.74	$179.63	-15.2%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 80.3% more for childcare

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Palo Alto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,392.66 ₪4,192.80	$2,823.00	+102.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,581.15 ₪80,026.53	$42,000.00	+58.0%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Palo Alto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪28.74	$8.00	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 ₪13.26	$5.83	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.53 ₪37.72	$11.50	-8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.89 ₪255.59	$206.33	+143.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.87 ₪41.76	$16.00	+15.3%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Tel Aviv-Yafo	Palo Alto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.96 ₪349.12	$67.50	-41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.18 ₪211.28	$46.00	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$144.76 ₪435.81	$88.89	-38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.09 ₪491.00	$125.00	-23.4%
Average			-34.6%

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