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Israeli exit fees are hefty for the region. Go and cross the border at Eilat/Taba and compare what you have to pay to Egyptian authorities and Israeli authorities.

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Catw: why don't you post real numbers on this forum instead of making general statements that are probably incorrect and misleading.

Also tell us how much salary Israel pays the person who stamps your passport and how much Egypt pays its employee doing the same job.

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catw, Israel is 1st world country with 1st world salaries, You cannot say that about Egypt, Why do yo limit yourself to the region and not compare Israel to other countries outside of the region.

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Sadly salaries in Israel cannot compare with salaries in the West. That was the reason for the social protests last year.

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Um.. the social protest focused on the high cost of real estate and previously subsidiezed food items such as cottage cheese.

I am sure salaries are a bit better than Spain where unemployment is hovering around 20%.

But since you are comparing exit fees fomr Israel to exit fees from nirghboring countries, why don't you also compare their standards of living?

I alway find it entertaining to read about a tourist comlaining about an exit fee after paying for a plane ticket loaded down with taxes and fees. I bought an $1.100 flight ticket on Qatar Airways. Of the $1,100, $400 accounted for taxes and fees. I have no idea why the Qatari government has not "renounced" it

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