Cost of living comparison
Tel Aviv-Yafo is 2.3 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
$20.36
₪75.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
$16.28
₪60.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
$2.75
₪10.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
$2.39
₪8.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
$2.58
₪9.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
$6.83
₪25.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
$7.02
₪26.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
$3.94
₪14.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
$5.46
₪20.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
$1.63
₪6.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
$1.02
₪3.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
$0.85
₪3.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
$0.97
₪3.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
$0.70
₪2.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
$0.69
₪2.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
$7.34
₪27.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
$62.42
₪231.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
$40,710.16
₪150,989.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
$11.94
₪44.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
$28.72
₪106.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
$1,763.31
₪6,539.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
$1,280.61
₪4,749.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
$191.97
₪712.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
$1,171.74
₪4,345.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
$21,983.49
₪81,534.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
$8.96
₪33.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
$4.03
₪14.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
$10.31
₪38.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
$77.49
₪287.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
$12.21
₪45.30
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
$105.85
₪392.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
$61.05
₪226.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
$125.39
₪465.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
$137.64
₪510.49
|
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