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Ben Arous vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Ben Arous is 9.2% more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% more in Ben Arous
Groceries: pay 26.0% more in Ben Arous
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Ben Arous
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Ben Arous
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Ben Arous
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Ben Arous
Clothing: pay 51.1% more in Ben Arous

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Ben Arous are more expensive than in Bangalore. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ben Arous.

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Ben Arous vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ben Arous instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 46.2% more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 ₹294.44	$5.36 TND16.010	+72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$5.01 TND14.960	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₹37.99	$0.63 TND1.880	+57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 ₹13.30	$0.26 TND0.780	+87.2%
Average			+46.2%

Bangalore vs. Ben Arous - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.0% more for groceries

	Bangalore	Ben Arous
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹52.48	$0.10 TND0.290	-82.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 ₹288.17	$5.23 TND15.630	+72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 ₹220.73	$1.89 TND5.650	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.17	$1.46 TND4.350	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 ₹161.67	$2.70 TND8.070	+58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₹120.28	$0.74 TND2.210	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 ₹31.18	$2.05 TND6.120	+523.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₹51.69	$0.44 TND1.320	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹16.88	$0.36 TND1.070	+100.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.51	$0.39 TND1.160	+137.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.97	$0.29 TND0.860	+71.8%
Average			+26.0%

Bangalore vs. Ben Arous - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.27	$3.19 TND9.530	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	$13.35 TND39.900	-13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,402.51 ₹1M	$39,390.28 TND118K	+217.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 ₹314.07	$2.84 TND8.480	-14.2%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	Bangalore	Ben Arous
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.22 ₹970.54	$20.53 TND61.350	+100.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.17 ₹29,168.92	$211.45 TND631.750	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.34 ₹16,365.84	$155.81 TND465.500	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 ₹2,201.99	$41.66 TND124.460	+79.6%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Bangalore	Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.13 ₹9,698.71	$61.21 TND182.880	-40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,219.18 ₹306K	$1,936.46 TND5,785.520	-39.8%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ₹215.92	$1.67 TND4.990	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ₹213.74	$1.14 TND3.400	-49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$3.51 TND10.470	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.57 ₹1,763.13	$32.27 TND96.430	+73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 ₹441.66	$5.01 TND14.960	+7.7%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 51.1% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Ben Arous
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.56 ₹3,091.50	$43.40 TND129.680	+33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.08 ₹2,856.56	$59.82 TND178.720	+98.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,973.99	$86.81 TND259.350	+65.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.38 ₹3,739.82	$46.74 TND139.650	+18.7%
Average			+51.1%

Bangalore vs. Ben Arous - Cost of clothing

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