Walworth Barbour American International School
AmericanInternational
Fee not published
Confirmed on its own website
Cost of Living inTel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel433KCapitalHigh incomeRemote-work friendly
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
28% more expensive
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Israel: $48,197/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Roughly in line with the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Overall
About the same
Roughly in line with the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Rent
2.1x further
Prices are 53% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Groceries
1.1x further
Prices are 11% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Restaurants
0.9x as far
Prices are 8% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Income Category
High
World Bank GNI
GDP per Capita
$48,197
PPP, International $
City Population
433K
Monthly Costs
Rent
1BR City Center$2,134/mo
1BR Outside Center$1,459/mo
3BR City Center$3,502/mo
3BR Outside Center$2,641/mo
Food
Cheap Meal$26
Mid-Range (2 people)$129
Milk (1L)$2.42
Eggs (12)$4.91
Transport
Monthly Pass$90
Gasoline (1L)$2.36
Utilities
Basic (85m² apt)$307/mo
Internet (60+ Mbps)$35/mo
Education
Preschool$1,533/mo
Intl Primary School$30,010/yr
Child Education
Public-school quality + expat access, alongside international and private school cost — the two paths a relocating family weighs.
Public schools
This describes Israel as a whole. Enrollment rules and school quality can vary within the country, so check with schools in Tel Aviv.
Quality
Good public schools
Assessment snapshot: 2022
Expat access
Resident families can use it
conditionalInstruction
Hebrew
Local-language fluency usually matters.
PISA / outcomes
461
Below OECD avg
📐 463 (-9)🔬 468 (-17)📖 463 (-13)
PISA 2022 · OECD avg ~480
Why this quality rating
Israel has a solid and varied public school system with both Hebrew-medium and Arab-medium streams. Outcomes are generally good, with strong math and science programs.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident expat families may enroll, but the system is Hebrew-medium and navigation can be complex. There are English-medium international schools available in major cities.
📋 Homeschooling
Legal with committee approvalRegistration requiredCurriculum approvalPeriodic assessment
Homeschooling is legal in Israel with approval from a local committee. The committee assesses whether the home education plan meets standards. Annual reviews conducted.
Homeschool legality in Israel — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
International & private schools
2 confirmed schools
1 more suggested by AI, not verified
- American1
- British1
Tabeetha School
BritishInternational
Fee not published
Confirmed on its own website
Schools' websites are found with Wikidata and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), and each is checked on the school's own site.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Current nanny and household-help pricing snapshot for Tel Aviv, Israel.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$1,600-$2,200
monthly · confidence 0.65
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$2,550-$3,400
monthly · confidence 0.65
Source: curated family relocation research
Getting Around
The concrete mobility picture for Tel Aviv: airport access, urban transit, and rideshare practicality.
Walkability score: 66/100 (transit supported). This is derived from the verified mobility profile and is used by the walkability gate.
Walkability
66/100
mobility profile transit backbone
Airport
Major international hub
Ben Gurion is Israel’s main aviation gateway and gives Tel Aviv broad regional, European, and long-haul coverage.
Urban transit
Light rail and bus
trambus
Tel Aviv now has a real rail element through the light rail, with buses still doing much of the day-to-day city coverage.
Rideshare
Taxi-first, app-hailed rides
Gett and other taxi apps are practical, but Tel Aviv is more taxi-app-led than mass-market rideshare-led.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Israel.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
19 facilities tracked
Facilities updated 7 months ago
Healthcare system
StrongHigh national coverage, strong doctor availability, and solid hospital-bed capacity support this rating.
Public care
MixedBroad public coverage and country-level outcomes are comparatively strong help, but the tracked facility mix leans away from public providers.
Private care
LimitedA clearly private facility base help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
85/100
2023
Physicians
3.80/1k
2023
Hospital beds
3.14/1k
2023
Out of pocket
20%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
2/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
1.7/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and country-level outcomes are comparatively strong help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Pharmacy: 10Clinic: 7Doctor: 1Dentist: 1
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Israel yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
מכבי
Clinic
קופת חולים כללית
Clinic
קופת חולים כללית
Clinic
לאומית
Clinic
קופת חולים כללית
Clinic
קופת חולים כללית
Clinic
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-11-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Safety Index74/100
Crime Index26/100
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
Political Stability-0.92
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
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| Information & Technology | — |
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2021 annual wages in Tel Aviv, Israel · Source: CBS (region-adjusted)
Price Comparison vs. US
big mac
$7.14Estimated15% more
bread 500g
$2.65Estimated22% cheaper
budget hotel
$523.68Survey-verified1343% more
childcare preschool
$1533.01Estimated1% cheaper
eggs dozen
$4.91Estimated2% more
gasoline liter
$39.30Survey-verified3716% more
inexpensive meal
$31.14Survey-verified47% more
internet 60mbps
$34.98Estimated48% cheaper
luxury hotel
$523.68Survey-verified10% more
milk liter
$2.42Estimated98% more
monthly pass
$39.30Survey-verified43% cheaper
rent 1br
$3243.05Survey-verified79% more
rent 3br
$3501.54Estimated10% more
taxi km
$1.30Estimated30% cheaper
utilities basic
$307.39Estimated44% more
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
visa freeUp to 90 days
US passport holders can stay up to 90 days without a visa.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Tel Aviv compared with the US?
Your money does not stretch further in Tel Aviv than in the US — Tel Aviv currently looks more expensive than the baseline market on a PPP basis, so the same income buys less day to day.
Is Tel Aviv cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Tel Aviv is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 1% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Tel Aviv.
How does rent in Tel Aviv compare with New York City?
Rent in Tel Aviv is about 53% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City).
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Tel Aviv?
Groceries in Tel Aviv are about 11% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 8% more expensive than the same benchmark.
About Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is Israel's commercial and cultural capital, sitting on the Mediterranean coast in the country's center within the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality. With around 433,000 residents in the city proper and a much larger metropolitan area, it concentrates the bulk of Israel's high-tech sector, venture capital, financial services, and creative industries, alongside a strong start-up ecosystem that has made it a global tech hub. Relocators should weigh a hot dry Mediterranean climate moderated by sea breezes, a strong English-language professional environment driven by the tech sector, and direct global flight connectivity through Ben Gurion, against very high housing costs, ongoing regional security considerations that have intensified since 2023, and a cost-of-living level near the top of OECD averages.
Mediterranean climate: hot summers (30-35°C), mild wintersExcellent internet: 5G/fiber widely available, fastest in Middle EastLarge English-speaking expat and startup communityHighly walkable downtown and beachfront areasThriving international food scene with trendy restaurantsVibrant nightlife and bar culture, especially in FlorentineMany coworking spaces and tech hubs throughout cityGenerally safe with strong security presence
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