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Mahdia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Mahdia is 32.8% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% less in Mahdia
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Mahdia
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Mahdia
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Mahdia
Childcare: pay 90.1% less in Mahdia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% less in Mahdia
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Mahdia

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

Mahdia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Mahdia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$2.57 TND7.520	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$4.97 TND14.530	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$0.59 TND1.740	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.19 TND0.570	-36.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Beijing	Mahdia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$0.21 TND0.600	-87.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$5.72 TND16.710	-23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$1.62 TND4.740	-75.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$1.63 TND4.760	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$2.62 TND7.650	+71.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$1.01 TND2.950	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$1.32 TND3.860	+71.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.47 TND1.380	-40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.33 TND0.950	-45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.31 TND0.910	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.16 TND0.450	-62.3%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Beijing	Mahdia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$3.04 TND8.880	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	$13.72 TND40.090	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$36,012.69 TND105K	+97.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$2.51 TND7.340	-45.7%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Beijing	Mahdia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$15.01 TND43.850	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$145.77 TND425.980	-84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$137.19 TND400.920	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$35.32 TND103.220	-10.0%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 90.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Mahdia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$109.75 TND320.740	-84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$1,028.93 TND3,006.920	-95.6%
Average			-90.1%

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pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Mahdia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$1.03 TND3.010	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$0.75 TND2.190	-74.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$3.60 TND10.520	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$21.15 TND61.810	-63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$4.63 TND13.530	-45.0%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Mahdia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$45.27 TND132.300	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$34.30 TND100.230	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$102.89 TND300.690	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$24.01 TND70.160	-77.2%
Average			-21.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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