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Tunis vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 50.4% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 67.3% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 87.5% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 64.7% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.9% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Tunis

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

Tunis vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.3% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$4.13 TND11.960	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$5.16 TND14.950	-46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$0.71 TND2.050	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.31 TND0.890	-84.1%
Average			-67.3%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$0.21 TND0.610	-91.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$5.35 TND15.520	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$1.86 TND5.400	-79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$1.55 TND4.480	-70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$2.86 TND8.290	-65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$0.97 TND2.810	-54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$1.71 TND4.950	+93.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$0.53 TND1.540	-80.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.32 TND0.940	-86.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.33 TND0.970	-83.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.28 TND0.820	-70.3%
Average			-57.7%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$3.28 TND9.520	-53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$14.35 TND41.610	-78.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$41,270.53 TND119,639.960	+79.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$3.06 TND8.870	-65.1%
Average			-29.4%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation

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pay 87.5% less for housing

	Port Vila	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$21.37 TND61.950	-90.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$287.52 TND833.490	-84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$179.84 TND521.350	-85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$45.71 TND132.500	-88.8%
Average			-87.5%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of housing

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pay 64.7% less for childcare

	Port Vila	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$115.64 TND335.240	-81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$3,528.63 TND10,229.220	-48.1%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 62.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$1.72 TND4.980	-64.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$0.95 TND2.760	-83.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$3.53 TND10.220	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$34.32 TND99.490	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$5.50 TND15.950	-56.1%
Average			-62.9%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$47.07 TND136.460	+41.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$61.70 TND178.870	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$94.66 TND274.410
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$73.03 TND211.720
Average			+16.7%

Port Vila vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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