Cost of living comparison
Tel Aviv-Yafo is 51.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Rome, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
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Rome
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.16
|
$20.36
₪76.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$16.28
₪61.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$2.75
₪10.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$2.39
₪8.95
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$2.58
₪9.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$6.83
₪25.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$7.02
₪26.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$3.94
₪14.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.76
|
$5.46
₪20.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.63
₪6.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.02
₪3.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.85
₪3.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.97
₪3.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.70
₪2.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.69
₪2.60
|
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pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$7.34
₪27.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$62.42
₪234.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,956.64
|
$40,710.16
₪152,655.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$11.94
₪44.78
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$28.72
₪107.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.39
|
$1,763.31
₪6,612.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.39
|
$1,280.61
₪4,802.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.94
|
$191.97
₪719.86
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.18
|
$1,171.74
₪4,393.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,155.69
|
$21,983.49
₪82,433.89
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$8.96
₪33.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$4.03
₪15.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$10.31
₪38.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$77.49
₪290.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$12.21
₪45.80
|
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pay 60.5% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.80
|
$105.85
₪396.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.90
|
$61.05
₪228.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.66
|
$125.39
₪470.18
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.46
|
$137.64
₪516.12
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