Cost of living comparison

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Monastir vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Monastir is 31.1% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Monastir
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Monastir
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Monastir
Housing: pay 37.4% less in Monastir
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Monastir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Monastir
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Monastir

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Monastir.

Monastir vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Monastir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$3.77 TND11.070	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$5.14 TND15.090	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.71 TND2.070	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.31 TND0.900	-8.3%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Monastir
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.16 TND0.480	-88.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$6.58 TND19.290	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$1.88 TND5.500	-74.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.54 TND4.520	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.74 TND8.040	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.78 TND2.280	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$1.53 TND4.500	+87.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.53 TND1.550	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.32 TND0.950	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.34 TND1.000	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.30 TND0.890	-53.1%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Monastir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$3.27 TND9.600	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$11.55 TND33.870	-69.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$41,157.36 TND120,731.570	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$3.05 TND8.950	-73.7%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 37.4% less for housing

	Bangkok	Monastir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$18.69 TND54.830	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$208.62 TND611.970	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$137.37 TND402.950	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$45.58 TND133.700	-33.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Monastir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$107.18 TND314.410	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$3,230.85 TND9,477.430	-75.8%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Monastir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.71 TND5.030	-38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$1.01 TND2.980	-60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.52 TND10.310	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$24.87 TND72.940	-51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$5.49 TND16.100	-31.9%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Monastir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$46.95 TND137.710	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$61.74 TND181.100	+62.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$113.36 TND332.530	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$84.03 TND246.490	-8.1%
Average			+10.7%

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