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Ben Arous vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ben Arous is 40.5% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in Ben Arous
Groceries: pay 37.1% less in Ben Arous
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Ben Arous
Housing: pay 47.9% less in Ben Arous
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Ben Arous
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% less in Ben Arous
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Ben Arous

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

Ben Arous vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ben Arous instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$3.43 TND10.040	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$5.14 TND15.060	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.65 TND1.890	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.31 TND0.890	-76.6%
Average			-62.4%

Mexico City vs. Ben Arous - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ben Arous
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$0.21 TND0.600	-92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$5.72 TND16.730	+13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$1.90 TND5.560	-71.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$1.63 TND4.770	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$2.85 TND8.350	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.97 TND2.830	-29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.38 TND4.040	+72.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.53 TND1.550	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.33 TND0.960	-63.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.35 TND1.040	-63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.34 TND0.990	-65.9%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$3.28 TND9.600	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$13.72 TND40.160	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$41,157.36 TND120,479.440	+105.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$3.05 TND8.940	-31.0%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 47.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Ben Arous
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$21.31 TND62.380	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$188.64 TND552.200	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$137.19 TND401.600	-79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$37.96 TND111.120	+1.6%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$109.75 TND321.280	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$2,515.17 TND7,362.630	-76.9%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.54 TND4.520	-52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$0.75 TND2.200	-80.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$3.60 TND10.540	-17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$32.58 TND95.380	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$5.14 TND15.060	-21.0%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ben Arous
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$45.27 TND132.530	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$44.59 TND130.520	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$94.40 TND276.340	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$72.83 TND213.200	-34.3%
Average			-19.5%

Mexico City vs. Ben Arous - Cost of clothing

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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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