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Nelson vs. Hammamet Cost of Living Summary

Nelson is 2.4 times more expensive than Hammamet.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Nelson
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Nelson
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Nelson
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Nelson
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Nelson
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Nelson
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Nelson

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing in Nelson are more expensive than in Hammamet. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Nelson.

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Nelson vs. Hammamet Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson instead of Hammamet, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Hammamet	Nelson
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.34 TND9.980	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+311.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.01 TND11.970	$8.40 NZ$14.86	+109.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 TND1.820	$1.75 NZ$3.10	+187.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.770	$1.68 NZ$2.97	+549.5%
Average			+228.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Hammamet	Nelson
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 TND0.810	$2.11 NZ$3.73	+677.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.51 TND25.440	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.80 TND5.370	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+295.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 TND4.660	$5.68 NZ$10.04	+263.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 TND6.900	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+46.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 TND4.520	$1.40 NZ$2.47	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.62 TND4.850	$0.99 NZ$1.75	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 TND1.920	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+113.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.960	$2.59 NZ$4.58	+705.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.840	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+240.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+58.3%
Average			+115.4%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Hammamet	Nelson
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.540	$5.97 NZ$10.56	+86.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.02 TND29.930	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,388.77 TND109K	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.880	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+444.8%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Hammamet	Nelson
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.20 TND60.350	$42.72 NZ$75.54	+111.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$383.95 TND1,147.130	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	+166.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.23 TND831.250	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	+192.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.38 TND102.720	$98.59 NZ$174.34	+186.7%
Average			+176.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Hammamet	Nelson
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.38 TND290.940	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+360.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,448.40 TND7,315.030	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+426.8%
Average			+392.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hammamet	Nelson
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.59 TND4.740	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+359.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.72 TND2.140	$3.22 NZ$5.70	+349.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 TND10.470	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+618.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.88 TND77.310	$100.84 NZ$178.31	+289.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.51 TND13.470	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+148.6%
Average			+293.7%

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Hammamet	Nelson
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.69 TND115.610	$52.29 NZ$92.46	+35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.89 TND107.230	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.90 TND232.750	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.40 TND114.710	$138.65 NZ$245.18	+261.1%
Average			+49.5%

Hammamet vs. Nelson - Cost of clothing

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