Cost of living comparison

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Ben Arous vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Dodoma
Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.43
TND10.040
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $5.14
TND15.060
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.65
TND1.890

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Dodoma
Ben Arous
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.21
TND0.600
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.72
TND16.730
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $1.90
TND5.560

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Dodoma
Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.28
TND9.600
Monthly public transit pass ?? $13.72
TND40.160
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $41,157.36
TND120,479.440

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Dodoma
Ben Arous
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $21.31
TND62.380
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $188.64
TND552.200
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $137.19
TND401.600

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dodoma
Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $109.75
TND321.280
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,515.17
TND7,362.630

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Dodoma
Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.54
TND4.520
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $0.75
TND2.200
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.60
TND10.540

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dodoma
Ben Arous
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $45.27
TND132.530
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $44.59
TND130.520
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $94.40
TND276.340

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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: December 2025
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