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Tunisia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 24.7% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 29.7% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Tunisia

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

Tunisia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$3.40 TND9.930	-19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$4.85 TND14.170	-1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$0.65 TND1.890	+35.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$0.26 TND0.760	-15.8%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Beijing	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$0.18 TND0.530	-89.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$5.46 TND15.950	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$1.88 TND5.500	-71.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$1.63 TND4.760	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$2.53 TND7.400	+65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.90 TND2.620	-8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$1.42 TND4.150	+84.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.48 TND1.410	-39.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.32 TND0.930	-47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.33 TND0.950	-6.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.29 TND0.850	-29.2%
Average			-16.2%

Beijing vs. Tunisia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Beijing	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$3.21 TND9.370	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	$10.45 TND30.550	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$38,990.39 TND114K	+113.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$2.97 TND8.670	-35.9%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 29.7% less for housing

	Beijing	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$17.74 TND51.830	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$205.53 TND600.630	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$139.80 TND408.550	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$37.08 TND108.350	-5.6%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$91.27 TND266.710	-87.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$2,766.14 TND8,083.650	-88.1%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$1.44 TND4.200	+28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$0.81 TND2.360	-72.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$3.53 TND10.320	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$28.29 TND82.660	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$5.06 TND14.790	-39.8%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$40.73 TND119.040	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$49.43 TND144.450	+35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$93.37 TND272.860	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$66.59 TND194.610	-36.9%
Average			-5.4%

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