Cost of living comparison
Tel Aviv-Yafo is 19.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.74
|
$20.36
₪76.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.83
|
$16.28
₪61.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
$2.75
₪10.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$2.39
₪8.95
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.84
|
$2.58
₪9.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.98
|
$6.83
₪25.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.42
|
$7.02
₪26.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.15
|
$3.94
₪14.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.89
|
$5.46
₪20.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.10
|
$1.63
₪6.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$1.02
₪3.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$0.85
₪3.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.42
|
$0.97
₪3.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.70
₪2.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.69
₪2.60
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.64
|
$7.34
₪27.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.12
|
$62.42
₪234.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,821.24
|
$40,710.16
₪152,655.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.60
|
$11.94
₪44.78
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.30
|
$28.72
₪107.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,069.96
|
$1,763.31
₪6,612.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,566.12
|
$1,280.61
₪4,802.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,524.63
|
$191.97
₪719.86
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,227.74
|
$1,171.74
₪4,393.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,213.88
|
$21,983.49
₪82,433.89
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.77
|
$8.96
₪33.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.29
|
$4.03
₪15.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.62
|
$10.31
₪38.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.11
|
$77.49
₪290.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.62
|
$12.21
₪45.80
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.73
|
$105.85
₪396.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.10
|
$61.05
₪228.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.89
|
$125.39
₪470.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.33
|
$137.64
₪516.12
|
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