Cost of living comparison
Tel Aviv-Yafo is 2.4 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB896.14
|
$21.33
₪79.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$16.00
₪59.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB104.58
|
$2.93
₪10.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
$2.43
₪9.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB60.34
|
$2.76
₪10.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB429.78
|
$7.32
₪27.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB347.92
|
$7.21
₪27.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB148.21
|
$3.96
₪14.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB193.67
|
$5.35
₪20.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB66.06
|
$1.65
₪6.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB65.10
|
$1.00
₪3.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB69.79
|
$0.88
₪3.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB109.58
|
$1.04
₪3.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.31
|
$0.71
₪2.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.41
|
$0.71
₪2.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB216.37
|
$7.55
₪28.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,788.01
|
$65.33
₪244.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,987,148.80
|
$42,663.03
₪159,978.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB567.56
|
$7.73
₪29.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB622.21
|
$28.32
₪106.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB93,698.34
|
$1,678.49
₪6,294.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB56,897.05
|
$1,216.56
₪4,561.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,453.60
|
$184.51
₪691.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB45,510.09
|
$1,153.23
₪4,324.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,015,834.56
|
$26,131.10
₪97,986.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB298.71
|
$8.27
₪31.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB246.26
|
$4.00
₪15.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB238.97
|
$10.67
₪39.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,154.62
|
$72.64
₪272.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB497.86
|
$12.40
₪46.49
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB7,916.67
|
$105.84
₪396.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,127.12
|
$61.66
₪231.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,628.27
|
$126.93
₪475.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB9,947.13
|
$141.58
₪530.88
|
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