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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Zurich Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 25.5% cheaper than Zurich.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 28.4% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Zurich Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Zurich	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.30 CHF25.29	$23.12 ₪70.22	-26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.28 CHF17.20	$17.90 ₪54.36	-15.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$6.01 CHF4.86	$3.25 ₪9.87	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.24 CHF4.23	$2.62 ₪7.95	-50.0%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Zurich	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.30 CHF2.66	$3.07 ₪9.34	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.81 CHF11.97	$8.68 ₪26.35	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.35 CHF6.75	$8.26 ₪25.09	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.29 CHF5.89	$4.38 ₪13.29	-39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.64 CHF11.83	$6.12 ₪18.57	-58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 CHF1.51	$1.95 ₪5.92	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 CHF1.08	$1.27 ₪3.85	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 CHF1.18	$1.08 ₪3.29	-26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 CHF1.99	$1.80 ₪5.48	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 CHF0.99	$0.89 ₪2.71	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.84	$0.94 ₪2.85	-9.3%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Zurich	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.63 CHF6.98	$8.31 ₪25.23	-3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$108.91 CHF88.00	$79.65 ₪241.92	-26.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,061.59 CHF33,176.70	$50,715.99 ₪154K	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.55 CHF27.11	$8.80 ₪26.73	-73.8%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 28.4% less for housing

	Zurich	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.74 CHF48.27	$32.68 ₪99.26	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,666.50 CHF2,154.46	$1,801.16 ₪5,470.40	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,285.53 CHF1,846.65	$1,339.77 ₪4,069.08	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.77 CHF162.22	$211.83 ₪643.35	+5.5%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Zurich	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,558.15 CHF2,874.89	$1,392.66 ₪4,229.70	-60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$44,295.61 CHF35,789.70	$26,581.15 ₪80,730.93	-40.0%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Zurich	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.02 CHF8.09	$9.55 ₪28.99	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.91 CHF5.58	$4.40 ₪13.37	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.27 CHF9.10	$12.53 ₪38.05	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.77 CHF71.73	$84.89 ₪257.84	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.04 CHF20.23	$13.87 ₪42.13	-44.6%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Zurich	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$137.88 CHF111.40	$115.96 ₪352.20	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.35 CHF47.95	$70.18 ₪213.14	+18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$159.90 CHF129.19	$144.76 ₪439.65	-9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$210.59 CHF170.15	$163.09 ₪495.32	-22.6%
Average			-7.5%

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