Overall score
Read Tel Aviv as a high-amenity, tech-led coastal capital where opportunity and connectivity balance housing pressure and water-resilience priorities.
Overall81/100
Affordability56/100
Air quality76/100
Energy78/100
Israel / Western Asia
Tel Aviv City Intelligence
Tel Aviv anchors Israel's technology and innovation economy with a compact coastal urban core, strong digital readiness, and Mediterranean climate amenity. Tel Aviv is a western asia city of about 4.4M metro in Israel. On the composite city-intelligence score, Tel Aviv sits comfortably above the indexed median (81/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- 4.4M metro
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Overall city intelligence
Strong81/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Tech-sector depth
Globally cited
Software and deep-tech ecosystems shape opportunity.
Digital readiness
Top-tier
Fiber and mobile networks reach broad urban coverage.
Tel Aviv data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 81/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 56/100 | Tel Aviv is among the more expensive cities globally for housing, with services costs also elevated. |
| Air Quality | 76/100 | Tel Aviv performs moderately on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic-related pollutants the main focus. |
| Energy | 78/100 | Tel Aviv benefits from strong solar resource and active national grid modernization. |
| Safety | 82/100 | Tel Aviv scores well on day-to-day safety with stable institutional response. |
| Internet Speed | 88/100 | Tel Aviv offers fast fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work. |
| Climate Risk | 72/100 | Tel Aviv carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding, heat, and water resilience. |
| Resilience | 74/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety68/100
Low crime70/100
Personal safety70/100
Night safety61/100
Road safety68/100
Tel Aviv is estimated to be a generally safe city (68/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators, though night-time scores run lower.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life73/100
Healthcare76/100
Education81/100
Green space46/100
Cleanliness75/100
Infrastructure84/100
Mobility72/100
Tel Aviv has a high quality-of-life estimate (73/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness68/100
Education81/100
Green space46/100
Overall safety68/100
Tel Aviv scores high for family living (68/100), helped by education access and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability74/100
Walkability89/100
Cycling71/100
Infrastructure84/100
Tel Aviv is high for remote workers (74/100), based on connectivity, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability71/100
Healthcare76/100
Cleanliness75/100
Outdoor lifestyle35/100
Tel Aviv is high for retirement (71/100), appealing for healthcare access, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Tel Aviv
Local public safety guidance for Tel Aviv, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Tel Aviv, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Israel emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Tel Aviv
Healthcare context for Tel Aviv, with national-level information from Israel where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Tel Aviv, see the Israel healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Tel Aviv
Local mobility context for Tel Aviv, with national-level context from Israel where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Tel Aviv, see the Israel transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Tel Aviv. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Tel Aviv
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Tel Aviv will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Tel Aviv air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Tel Aviv in city collections
Curated city collections that include Tel Aviv. Each is a comparison-oriented shortlist, not an official ranking.
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Cost of Living in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is among the more expensive cities globally for housing, with services costs also elevated.
Air Quality in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv performs moderately on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic-related pollutants the main focus.
Energy in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv benefits from strong solar resource and active national grid modernization.
Safety in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv scores well on day-to-day safety with stable institutional response.
Internet Speed in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv offers fast fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding, heat, and water resilience.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Tel Aviv
Cost of living estimates for Tel Aviv — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Tel Aviv
Climate profile for Tel Aviv — Mediterranean climate, annual average 20.6°C, comfort score 94/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Tel Aviv
Economy and jobs profile for Tel Aviv — major economy, economy score 79/100, key industries including technology, research, software. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Tel Aviv
Education profile for Tel Aviv — student city, education score 70/100, 7 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Tel Aviv
Healthcare and retirement profile for Tel Aviv — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 71/100, retirement score 70/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Estimate a monthly budget for Tel Aviv
Estimate a monthly budget for Tel Aviv using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Tel Aviv
Plan a trip budget for Tel Aviv using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Tel Aviv
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Tel Aviv. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Amman, Jordan
Cross-border · about 110 km from Tel Aviv. Explore Amman's city intelligence profile.
Beirut, Lebanon
Cross-border · about 212 km from Tel Aviv. Explore Beirut's city intelligence profile.
Cairo, Egypt
Cross-border · about 406 km from Tel Aviv. Explore Cairo's city intelligence profile.
Alexandria, Egypt
Cross-border · about 473 km from Tel Aviv. Explore Alexandria's city intelligence profile.
Rhodes, Greece
Cross-border · about 778 km from Tel Aviv. Explore Rhodes's city intelligence profile.
Interpretation
Read Tel Aviv as a high-amenity, tech-led coastal capital where opportunity and connectivity balance housing pressure and water-resilience priorities. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (88/100) and safety (82/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Israel country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Tel Aviv appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- International Telecommunication Union: Measuring Digital Development
Used as the connectivity reference for national and city-level digital-readiness signals.