Cost of living comparison

Vanuatu

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Tunisia

Tunis vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 69.2% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 72.2% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 81.0% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.9% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Tunis

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

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Tunis vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.67 VUV1,500	$4.01 TND11.970	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.35 VUV1,700	$6.01 TND17.960	-58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 VUV270	$0.83 TND2.470	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 VUV279	$0.38 TND1.150	-83.7%
Average			-66.9%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.2% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.94 VUV230	$0.38 TND1.120	-80.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.86 VUV1,050	$5.08 TND15.170	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 VUV1,259	$1.89 TND5.650	-82.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.23 VUV737	$1.78 TND5.320	-71.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.40 VUV877	$2.70 TND8.070	-63.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 VUV384	$0.97 TND2.900	-70.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$2.72 TND8.130	+184.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 VUV211	$0.52 TND1.540	-71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.21 VUV499	$0.36 TND1.070	-91.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.02 VUV476	$0.39 TND1.160	-90.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.57 VUV186	$0.29 TND0.860	-81.6%
Average			-72.2%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 VUV803	$3.19 TND9.530	-52.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.55 VUV8,000	$16.69 TND49.880	-75.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,220.47 VUV3M	$39,390.28 TND118K	+69.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 VUV1,100	$2.85 TND8.500	-69.4%
Average			-43.6%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.0% less for housing

	Port Vila	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$363.08 VUV43,000	$20.53 TND61.350	-94.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,579.90 VUV187K	$386.01 TND1,153.270	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,131.05 VUV134K	$251.38 TND751.030	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$484.28 VUV57,353	$46.31 TND138.360	-90.4%
Average			-81.0%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of housing

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$624.84 VUV74,000	$103.50 TND309.230	-83.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,873.26 VUV814K	$3,246.91 TND9,700.730	-52.8%
Average			-72.0%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of childcare

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pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.07 VUV600	$1.67 TND4.990	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 VUV483	$1.14 TND3.400	-72.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.29 VUV1,100	$3.67 TND10.970	-60.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.29 VUV8,088	$34.22 TND102.240	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.01 TND17.960
Average			-62.9%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Port Vila	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.99 VUV4,854	$43.40 TND129.680	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.55 VUV8,000	$59.82 TND178.720	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.40 VUV9,995	$101.96 TND304.620	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.28 VUV11,995	$85.81 TND256.360	-15.3%
Average			-1.0%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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