Cost of living comparison
Tel Aviv-Yafo is 77.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$20.36
₪75.88
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$16.28
₪60.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$2.75
₪10.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$2.39
₪8.90
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.58
₪9.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$6.83
₪25.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$7.02
₪26.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$3.94
₪14.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$5.46
₪20.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.63
₪6.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$1.02
₪3.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.85
₪3.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.97
₪3.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.70
₪2.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.69
₪2.59
|
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pay 32.8% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$7.34
₪27.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$62.42
₪232.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$40,710.16
₪151,755.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$11.94
₪44.51
|
|
pay 57.4% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$28.72
₪107.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$1,763.31
₪6,573.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$1,280.61
₪4,773.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$191.97
₪715.61
|
|
pay 96.0% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$1,171.74
₪4,367.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$21,983.49
₪81,947.84
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$8.96
₪33.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$4.03
₪15.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$10.31
₪38.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$77.49
₪288.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$12.21
₪45.53
|
|
pay 85.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$105.85
₪394.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$61.05
₪227.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$125.39
₪467.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$137.64
₪513.08
|
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