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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 89.1% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 37.3% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 61.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 97.2% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,246	$23.12 ₪74.81	+188.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥779	$17.90 ₪57.92	+257.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥180	$3.25 ₪10.51	+179.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥131	$2.62 ₪8.46	+210.6%
Average			+208.9%

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Tokyo	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥241	$3.07 ₪9.95	+97.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,120	$8.68 ₪28.07	+20.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥888	$8.26 ₪26.73	+44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥362	$4.38 ₪14.16	+87.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥547	$6.12 ₪19.79	+73.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥369	$1.95 ₪6.31	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥183	$1.27 ₪4.11	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥385	$1.08 ₪3.51	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥410	$1.80 ₪5.83	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥222	$0.89 ₪2.88	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥230	$0.94 ₪3.04	-36.6%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥699	$8.31 ₪26.88	+84.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,420	$79.65 ₪257.72	+8.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥3,469,597	$50,715.99 ₪164,094.12	+127.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,672	$8.80 ₪28.48	-70.7%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 61.9% more for housing

	Tokyo	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,196	$32.68 ₪105.74	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥166,492	$1,801.16 ₪5,827.75	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥99,778	$1,339.77 ₪4,334.89	+108.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥18,979	$211.83 ₪685.38	+73.4%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Tokyo	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥80,738	$1,392.66 ₪4,506.01	+168.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2,350,867	$26,581.15 ₪86,004.63	+75.7%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥623	$9.55 ₪30.89	+138.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥533	$4.40 ₪14.25	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥623	$12.53 ₪40.54	+212.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,594	$84.89 ₪274.68	+24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥1,973	$13.87 ₪44.88	+9.3%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 97.2% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,830	$115.96 ₪375.20	+104.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,290	$70.18 ₪227.06	+73.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,737	$144.76 ₪468.37	+131.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,040	$163.09 ₪527.68	+80.5%
Average			+97.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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