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Can you afford Tel Aviv?

A beachfront startup capital with US-level prices and salaries that only partly keep up.

At a glance

Four scenarios, run for you

ScenarioTake-home/moCosts/moLeft overScoreVerdict
Single, $60k, 1-bed centre$3,684$3,626$5842tight
Single, $100k, 1-bed centre$5,560$3,626$1,93492comfortable
Couple, $140k, 1-bed centre$7,327$4,865$2,46290comfortable
Family of four, $180k, 3-bed outer$9,094$9,285-$19137not viable
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What income do you need to live comfortably in Tel Aviv?

On our scoring, "comfortable" means keeping at least 25% of take-home pay after all living costs. For a single adult in a central one-bedroom that needs roughly $84,000 gross a year in Tel Aviv.

Can a family of four live in Tel Aviv on $180,000?

You would be short 191 USD every month at this lifestyle level.

Is $100,000 a good salary in Tel Aviv?

1,934 USD a month left over — 35% of take-home pay. Housing takes 36% of it. That scores 92/100 on our affordability scale — "comfortable".