Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 2.4 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB732.89	$21.33 ₪76.76	+132.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB407.16	$16.00 ₪57.57	+213.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB85.53	$2.93 ₪10.53	+172.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.71	$2.43 ₪8.75	+401.3%
Average			+230.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB49.35	$2.76 ₪9.92	+345.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB351.48	$7.32 ₪26.33	+66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB284.54	$7.21 ₪25.95	+102.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB121.21	$3.96 ₪14.25	+160.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB158.39	$5.35 ₪19.25	+169.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB54.02	$1.65 ₪5.94	+143.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB53.24	$1.00 ₪3.58	+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB57.08	$0.88 ₪3.15	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB89.62	$1.04 ₪3.75	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.88	$0.71 ₪2.54	+183.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.69	$0.71 ₪2.54	+237.8%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB176.96	$7.55 ₪27.16	+240.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,280.12	$65.33 ₪235.08	+128.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,442,983.13	$42,663.03 ₪153,522.39	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB464.17	$7.73 ₪27.83	+32.9%
Average			+110.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Moscow	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB508.86	$28.32 ₪101.93	+344.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB76,629.42	$1,678.49 ₪6,040.02	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB46,532.18	$1,216.56 ₪4,377.79	+108.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,913.62	$184.51 ₪663.94	+112.9%
Average			+160.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB37,219.57	$1,153.23 ₪4,149.90	+147.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB830,781.07	$26,131.10 ₪94,032.46	+150.9%
Average			+149.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB244.30	$8.27 ₪29.74	+169.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB201.40	$4.00 ₪14.39	+58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB195.44	$10.67 ₪38.38	+335.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,579.95	$72.64 ₪261.40	+124.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB407.16	$12.40 ₪44.62	+142.9%
Average			+166.3%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Moscow	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,474.50	$105.84 ₪380.85	+30.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,375.28	$61.66 ₪221.90	+45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,692.13	$126.93 ₪456.77	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,135.07	$141.58 ₪509.46	+38.8%
Average			+32.9%

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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: June 2025

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