Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Tunisia

Nabul vs. Dubai Cost of Living Summary

Nabul is 69.6% cheaper than Dubai.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% less in Nabul
Groceries: pay 43.1% less in Nabul
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Nabul
Housing: pay 88.2% less in Nabul
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Nabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% less in Nabul
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Nabul

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nabul.

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Nabul vs. Dubai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nabul instead of Dubai, you would:

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pay 58.9% less for restaurants

	Dubai	Nabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.80 AED47.00	$4.17 TND12.560	-67.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$4.67 TND14.060	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 AED6.12	$0.63 TND1.890	-62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 AED2.89	$0.53 TND1.610	-32.2%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 43.1% less for groceries

	Dubai	Nabul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 AED5.66	$0.19 TND0.570	-87.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 AED22.81	$5.90 TND17.750	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.92 AED25.41	$1.71 TND5.130	-75.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.34 AED12.26	$1.56 TND4.700	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.36 AED16.00	$2.78 TND8.350	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 AED4.39	$0.90 TND2.720	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 AED3.24	$1.62 TND4.880	+84.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 AED3.12	$0.61 TND1.820	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 AED2.34	$0.34 TND1.030	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 AED1.89	$0.28 TND0.840	-45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 AED1.67	$0.37 TND1.120	-17.8%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Dubai	Nabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 AED13.44	$3.19 TND9.600	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.87 AED275.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,226.44 AED100K	$40,064.70 TND121K	+47.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.86 AED32.56	$2.97 TND8.940	-66.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 88.2% less for housing

	Dubai	Nabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$92.93 AED341.33	$20.20 TND60.770	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,407.39 AED8,842.35	$229.54 TND690.560	-90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,513.73 AED5,559.92	$154.42 TND464.560	-89.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.87 AED690.05	$45.91 TND138.120	-75.6%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Dubai	Nabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$859.15 AED3,155.64	$61.21 TND184.150	-92.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,941.05 AED65,897.48	$3,772.76 TND11,350.350	-79.0%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 73.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Dubai	Nabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.61 AED50.00	$1.67 TND5.020	-87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96 AED21.89	$1.54 TND4.620	-74.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.99 AED22.00	$3.34 TND10.040	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$99.96 AED367.15	$29.21 TND87.890	-70.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.34 AED60.00	$5.34 TND16.070	-67.3%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Dubai	Nabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.92 AED249.49	$37.84 TND113.840	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.98 AED209.27	$57.87 TND174.110	+1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.70 AED377.23	$97.94 TND294.640	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.57 AED365.72	$65.66 TND197.540	-34.1%
Average			-22.8%

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