intellegent: good point there about the tuition, and don’t forget insurance (which anonymouse1079 just mentioned)
When we moved last year, we saved nearly $30,000 in these 2 departments alone. Of course there are some other expenses that you don’t have in USA (arnona if you rent, car/gas if you plan on getting one) – but for the most part, it’s much cheaper to live in EY. And I recently heard from an Israeli whose son works on the financial sector of Switzerland (we’re talking big $$$$$$), that although his son earns 3 times as much as he does, the sone rarely “makes the month” – but his father living in EY never has this problem.
So definitely, besides for Dollars and Shekels, you need to carry some Emunah bills with you while living here – it’s worth it!