Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Ramat Gan, Israel

Ramat Gan vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Ramat Gan is 6.1% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Ramat Gan
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Ramat Gan
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Ramat Gan
Housing: pay 9.8% less in Ramat Gan
Childcare: pay 19.1% more in Ramat Gan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Ramat Gan
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in Ramat Gan

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Ramat Gan are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Ramat Gan.

Ramat Gan vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramat Gan instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Ramat Gan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.12	$19.33 ₪71.43	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.67	$15.73 ₪58.13	+75.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.50	$3.05 ₪11.26	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.77	$2.40 ₪8.87	+11.4%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Ramat Gan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.43	$2.60 ₪9.60	+32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.26	$9.28 ₪34.28	+123.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.21	$6.85 ₪25.32	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.97	$3.77 ₪13.94	-44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.85	$4.59 ₪16.97	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.44	$1.76 ₪6.52	+26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.91	$1.01 ₪3.73	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.58	$0.99 ₪3.65	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.57	$0.99 ₪3.65	-62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.90 ₪3.32	-11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.47	$0.65 ₪2.41	-22.3%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Ramat Gan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.23	$7.21 ₪26.65	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$223.15	$67.33 ₪248.76	-47.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$60,071.44	$37,813.84 ₪139,711.85	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$31.86	$12.25 ₪45.26	-32.7%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 9.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Ramat Gan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$94.93	$27.89 ₪103.05	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,601.85	$1,353.22 ₪4,999.77	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,335.65	$1,199.90 ₪4,433.30	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$234.60	$172.35 ₪636.79	+28.5%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 19.1% more for childcare

	Wellington	Ramat Gan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,524.42	$1,055.38 ₪3,899.33	+21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,128.49	$14,798.74 ₪54,677.31	+17.0%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Ramat Gan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.54	$8.00 ₪29.56	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.97	$4.12 ₪15.22	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$42.78	$9.60 ₪35.47	-60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$69.71	$56.53 ₪208.86	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.42	$12.00 ₪44.33	-2.0%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Wellington	Ramat Gan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$132.56	$82.07 ₪303.24	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$96.38	$58.66 ₪216.74	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$208.94	$131.10 ₪484.38	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$226.70	$163.32 ₪603.42	+26.0%
Average			+12.7%

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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: April 2025

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