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Mahdia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mahdia is 45.3% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% less in Mahdia
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Mahdia
Transportation: pay 45.0% less in Mahdia
Housing: pay 48.9% less in Mahdia
Childcare: pay 87.2% less in Mahdia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Mahdia
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Mahdia

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

Mahdia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mahdia instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 25.9% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mahdia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.49	$2.57 TND7.520	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB196.99	$4.97 TND14.530	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.15	$0.59 TND1.740	-24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.59	$0.19 TND0.570	-41.7%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Mahdia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.74	$0.21 TND0.600	-85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.17	$5.72 TND16.710	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB229.64	$1.62 TND4.740	-77.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.56	$1.63 TND4.760	-28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.84	$2.62 TND7.650	+89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.53	$1.01 TND2.950	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.94	$1.32 TND3.860	+61.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.51	$0.47 TND1.380	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.09	$0.33 TND0.950	-61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.88	$0.31 TND0.910	-56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.62	$0.16 TND0.450	-76.0%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 45.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Mahdia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.07	$3.04 TND8.880	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,181.92	$13.72 TND40.090	-63.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$36,012.69 TND105K	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.35	$2.51 TND7.340	-78.4%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 48.9% less for housing

	Bangkok	Mahdia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.05	$15.01 TND43.850	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,444.22	$145.77 TND425.980	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,227.74	$137.19 TND400.920	-57.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,181.95	$35.32 TND103.220	-48.6%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 87.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mahdia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,357.71	$109.75 TND320.740	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424K	$1,028.93 TND3,006.920	-92.3%
Average			-87.2%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mahdia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.64	$1.03 TND3.010	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.70	$0.75 TND2.190	-70.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.61	$3.60 TND10.520	-18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,621.18	$21.15 TND61.810	-58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.08	$4.63 TND13.530	-42.6%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Mahdia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,868.03	$45.27 TND132.300	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,208.18	$34.30 TND100.230	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,311.25	$102.89 TND300.690	-1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,905.55	$24.01 TND70.160	-73.8%
Average			-27.0%

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