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Tunisia

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ben Arous Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 28.7% more expensive than Ben Arous.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% less in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 53.7% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 9.3% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Ben Arous. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Nakhon Ratchasima. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Ben Arous Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nakhon Ratchasima instead of Ben Arous, you would:

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pay 18.7% less for restaurants

	Ben Arous	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 TND16.010	$2.90 THB96.35	-46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 TND14.960	$6.08 THB202.10	+21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND1.880	$0.55 THB18.28	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.780	$0.31 THB10.21	+17.1%
Average			-18.7%

Ben Arous vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Ben Arous	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.10 TND0.290	$1.24 THB41.16	+1177.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.23 TND15.630	$7.69 THB255.97	+47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$6.16 THB204.82	+225.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.350	$1.48 THB49.33	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$1.18 THB39.40	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 TND2.210	$1.44 THB47.81	+94.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.05 TND6.120	$0.56 THB18.64	-72.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 TND1.320	$0.85 THB28.41	+92.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.87 THB28.96	+143.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.55 THB18.32	+41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.48 THB15.97	+66.1%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 53.7% more for transportation

	Ben Arous	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$5.18 THB172.20	+62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.35 TND39.900	$19.31 THB642.37	+44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$45,632.12 THB2M	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 TND8.480	$9.83 THB327.11	+246.5%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 9.3% more for housing

	Ben Arous	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$19.00 THB632.11	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$211.45 TND631.750	$218.51 THB7,268.72	+3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.81 TND465.500	$159.03 THB5,290.09	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.66 TND124.460	$66.94 THB2,226.87	+60.7%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Ben Arous	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.21 TND182.880	$178.25 THB5,929.53	+191.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,936.46 TND5,785.520	$14,270.93 THB475K	+637.0%
Average			+363.3%

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ben Arous	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$1.78 THB59.30	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$1.93 THB64.24	+69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 TND10.470	$2.82 THB93.88	-19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 TND96.430	$47.01 THB1,563.91	+45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.01 TND14.960	$4.75 THB158.12	-5.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Ben Arous	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$50.55 THB1,681.42	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$29.23 THB972.21	-51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.81 TND259.350	$77.24 THB2,569.46	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.74 TND139.650	$67.34 THB2,240.04	+44.1%
Average			-7.6%

Ben Arous vs. Nakhon Ratchasima - Cost of clothing

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