Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Tunisia

Ben Arous vs. Karlstad Cost of Living Summary

Ben Arous is 63.1% cheaper than Karlstad.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% less in Ben Arous
Groceries: pay 63.9% less in Ben Arous
Transportation: pay 56.0% less in Ben Arous
Housing: pay 70.1% less in Ben Arous
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Ben Arous
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% less in Ben Arous
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Ben Arous

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Ben Arous.

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Ben Arous vs. Karlstad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.1% less for restaurants

	Karlstad	Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 SEK148.65	$5.36 TND16.010	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SEK99.10	$5.01 TND14.960	-49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 SEK24.77	$0.63 TND1.880	-74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 SEK21.47	$0.26 TND0.780	-87.9%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 63.9% less for groceries

	Karlstad	Ben Arous
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 SEK28.49	$0.10 TND0.290	-96.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 SEK49.80	$5.23 TND15.630	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 SEK55.75	$1.89 TND5.650	-66.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 SEK44.31	$1.46 TND4.350	-67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.40 SEK63.47	$2.70 TND8.070	-57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 SEK13.02	$0.74 TND2.210	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.68	$2.05 TND6.120	+73.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.69	$0.44 TND1.320	-67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.38 SEK23.60	$0.36 TND1.070	-85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SEK8.38	$0.39 TND1.160	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.48	$0.29 TND0.860	-61.7%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 56.0% less for transportation

	Karlstad	Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 SEK65.80	$3.19 TND9.530	-51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.88 SEK791.80	$13.35 TND39.900	-83.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$39,390.28 TND118K	+19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.80 SEK156.58	$2.84 TND8.480	-82.0%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 70.1% less for housing

	Karlstad	Ben Arous
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.12 SEK437.36	$20.53 TND61.350	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$849.76 SEK8,423.39	$211.45 TND631.750	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.84 SEK5,698.17	$155.81 TND465.500	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.74 SEK760.73	$41.66 TND124.460	-45.7%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Karlstad	Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.21 SEK1,251.12	$61.21 TND182.880	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,936.46 TND5,785.520
Average			-51.5%

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pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlstad	Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$1.67 TND4.990	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.72 SEK46.82	$1.14 TND3.400	-75.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.10 SEK70.36	$3.51 TND10.470	-50.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.46 SEK450.59	$32.27 TND96.430	-29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00 SEK138.75	$5.01 TND14.960	-64.2%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Karlstad	Ben Arous
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.94 SEK1,040.29	$43.40 TND129.680	-58.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.89 SEK395.40	$59.82 TND178.720	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.88 SEK742.25	$86.81 TND259.350	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.86 SEK1,386.39	$46.74 TND139.650	-66.6%
Average			-30.0%

Karlstad vs. Ben Arous - Cost of clothing

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