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Ben Arous vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ben Arous is 34.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Ben Arous
Groceries: pay 26.6% less in Ben Arous
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Ben Arous
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Ben Arous
Childcare: pay 81.6% less in Ben Arous
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% less in Ben Arous
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Ben Arous

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ben Arous.

Ben Arous vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$3.43 TND10.040	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$5.14 TND15.060	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$0.65 TND1.890	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.31 TND0.890	-8.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 26.6% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ben Arous
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$0.21 TND0.600	-85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$5.72 TND16.730	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$1.90 TND5.560	-73.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$1.63 TND4.770	-28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$2.85 TND8.350	+106.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$0.97 TND2.830	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$1.38 TND4.040	+69.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.53 TND1.550	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.33 TND0.960	-61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.35 TND1.040	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.34 TND0.990	-47.8%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$3.28 TND9.600	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$13.72 TND40.160	-63.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$41,157.36 TND120,479.440	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$3.05 TND8.940	-73.7%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Ben Arous
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$21.31 TND62.380	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$188.64 TND552.200	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$137.19 TND401.600	-57.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$37.96 TND111.120	-44.7%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 81.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$109.75 TND321.280	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$2,515.17 TND7,362.630	-81.2%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$1.54 TND4.520	-44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$0.75 TND2.200	-70.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$3.60 TND10.540	-18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$32.58 TND95.380	-36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$5.14 TND15.060	-36.2%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Ben Arous
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$45.27 TND132.530	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$44.59 TND130.520	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$94.40 TND276.340	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$72.83 TND213.200	-20.4%
Average			-8.9%

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