El Pais: Where is the most expensive house in the world? Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel

Two years ago, Savion Raz moved from the north of Israel to the most expensive neighborhood of Tel Aviv, the most expensive city in the world. She and her partner rent an apartment in one of the 11 towers that make up Park Tsameret, a posh neighborhood that once attracted model Bar Refaeli and diamond tycoon Beny Steinmetz.

Tel Aviv street vendor

​​El Pais reported that she paid 15,000 shekels (about 4,365 euros) for four rooms. "It's one of the cheapest rents. Others are paying 60,000 shekels," she said. She and her partner's combined income is three times the rental price. "We live here because we can afford it. We're not millionaires, but we're not middle-class," she admits, almost blushing while walking her dog. "Everything is much more expensive in Tel Aviv, anyway." In a small barbershop 5km south of

, a sign advertises a haircut for about 7 euros, adorned with slogans from the ultra-Orthodox Hispanic party Shas sticker. "I cut prices during the pandemic, and it's hard for people to make ends meet here, and if I raise it again, it will be noticed," explained the shop owner. Sasson Mizrahi, who has spent 30 of the 56 years in the area, said he paid 582 euros in rent in 2018. Now he pays 1,455 euros. "How do you get through the rent hikes at reduced prices?" "God help me, it's all up to God," he replied.