Cost of living comparison
Washington is 34.7% more expensive than Tel Aviv-Yafo.
If you lived in Washington instead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.36
₪75.49
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.28
₪60.40
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
₪10.19
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
₪8.85
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
₪9.56
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
₪25.33
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
₪26.04
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
₪14.61
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.46
₪20.25
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
₪6.03
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
₪3.79
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.17
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₪3.61
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₪2.60
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
₪2.57
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
₪27.21
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.42
₪231.52
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,710.16
₪150,989.70
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
₪44.29
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.72
₪106.52
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,763.31
₪6,539.93
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,280.61
₪4,749.65
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.97
₪712.00
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,171.74
₪4,345.88
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,983.49
₪81,534.44
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.96
₪33.22
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
₪14.94
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.31
₪38.25
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.49
₪287.40
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.30
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.85
₪392.57
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.05
₪226.45
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.39
₪465.05
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.64
₪510.49
|
$173.48
|
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