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Tunisia

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Latvia

Jelgava vs. Ben Arous Cost of Living Summary

Jelgava is 72.1% more expensive than Ben Arous.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% more in Jelgava
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Jelgava
Transportation: pay 54.6% more in Jelgava
Housing: pay 71.9% more in Jelgava
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Jelgava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Jelgava
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Jelgava

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

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Jelgava vs. Ben Arous Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.0% more for restaurants

	Ben Arous	Jelgava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 TND16.010	$7.84 €6.98	+46.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 TND14.960	$6.61 €5.88	+31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND1.880	$1.61 €1.44	+156.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.780	$1.18 €1.05	+349.6%
Average			+67.0%

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Ben Arous	Jelgava
Bread 1 loaf	$0.10 TND0.290	$0.90 €0.80	+824.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.23 TND15.630	$5.22 €4.65	-0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$4.41 €3.92	+133.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.350	$3.10 €2.76	+112.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$2.50 €2.22	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 TND2.210	$0.76 €0.68	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 TND6.120	$0.83 €0.73	-59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 TND1.320	$1.13 €1.00	+154.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$1.40 €1.24	+290.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.40 €0.36	+3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.42 €0.37	+45.5%
Average			+66.0%

Ben Arous vs. Jelgava - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.6% more for transportation

	Ben Arous	Jelgava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$7.11 €6.33	+122.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.35 TND39.900	$27.99 €24.92	+109.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$22,394.71 €19,932.10	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 TND8.480	$11.42 €10.17	+302.5%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 71.9% more for housing

	Ben Arous	Jelgava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$14.93 €13.28	-27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.45 TND631.750	$324.72 €289.02	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.81 TND465.500	$257.54 €229.22	+65.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.66 TND124.460	$143.28 €127.53	+244.0%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Ben Arous	Jelgava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.21 TND182.880	$223.95 €199.32	+265.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,936.46 TND5,785.520	$14,332.62 €12,756.54	+640.1%
Average			+420.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ben Arous	Jelgava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$4.48 €3.99	+168.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$3.28 €2.92	+188.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 TND10.470	$6.72 €5.98	+91.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 TND96.430	$46.19 €41.11	+43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.01 TND14.960	$10.75 €9.57	+114.6%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Ben Arous	Jelgava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$50.39 €44.85	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$21.83 €19.43	-63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.81 TND259.350	$55.99 €49.83	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 TND139.650	$111.97 €99.66	+139.6%
Average			-10.0%

Ben Arous vs. Jelgava - Cost of clothing

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