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Tunisia

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Brazil

Brasilia vs. Ben Arous Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 82.5% more expensive than Ben Arous.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 61.8% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 94.6% more in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Brasilia are more expensive than in Ben Arous. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

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Brasilia vs. Ben Arous Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Ben Arous	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 TND16.010	$8.96 R$45.35	+67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 TND14.960	$8.46 R$42.84	+69.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND1.880	$1.49 R$7.56	+137.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.780	$0.95 R$4.81	+262.2%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 61.8% more for groceries

	Ben Arous	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.10 TND0.290	$2.06 R$10.45	+2030.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.23 TND15.630	$5.88 R$29.77	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$4.06 R$20.57	+115.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.350	$2.48 R$12.54	+70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$1.83 R$9.24	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 TND2.210	$1.10 R$5.59	+49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 TND6.120	$0.68 R$3.46	-66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 TND1.320	$0.60 R$3.05	+35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.75 R$3.82	+111.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.55 R$2.76	+40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.48 R$2.44	+66.8%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Ben Arous	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$4.94 R$25.02	+54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.35 TND39.900	$36.03 R$182.43	+169.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$23,669.59 R$120K	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 TND8.480	$8.24 R$41.73	+190.4%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 94.6% more for housing

	Ben Arous	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$22.23 R$112.52	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.45 TND631.750	$503.69 R$2,549.95	+138.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.81 TND465.500	$275.14 R$1,392.90	+76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.66 TND124.460	$74.47 R$376.99	+78.8%
Average			+94.6%

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Ben Arous	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.21 TND182.880	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+1250.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,936.46 TND5,785.520	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+776.5%
Average			+987.8%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ben Arous	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$2.39 R$12.09	+43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$2.66 R$13.45	+133.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 TND10.470	$2.48 R$12.58	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 TND96.430	$33.99 R$172.07	+5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.01 TND14.960	$7.96 R$40.32	+59.0%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Ben Arous	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$56.09 R$283.94	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$44.24 R$223.96	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.81 TND259.350	$85.37 R$432.17	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 TND139.650	$88.39 R$447.47	+89.1%
Average			+15.5%

Ben Arous vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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