Cost of living comparison

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Monastir vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Monastir is 52.1% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 70.9% less in Monastir
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in Monastir
Transportation: pay 43.2% less in Monastir
Housing: pay 71.5% less in Monastir
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Monastir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.8% less in Monastir
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Monastir

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

Monastir vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monastir instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 70.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Monastir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.08	$3.77 TND11.030	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.05	$5.14 TND15.030	-56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$0.71 TND2.060	-71.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$0.31 TND0.890	-77.2%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Rome	Monastir
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$0.16 TND0.480	-92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.21	$6.58 TND19.220	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.13	$1.88 TND5.480	-73.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.98	$1.54 TND4.510	-66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.76	$2.74 TND8.010	-50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.78 TND2.270	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$1.53 TND4.480	+47.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$0.53 TND1.550	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$0.32 TND0.950	-77.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.34 TND0.990	-59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.30 TND0.890	-68.9%
Average			-50.9%

Rome vs. Monastir - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.2% less for transportation

	Rome	Monastir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.59	$3.27 TND9.570	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.19	$11.55 TND33.740	-71.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,135.34	$41,157.36 TND120K	+41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.09	$3.05 TND8.920	-84.6%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 71.5% less for housing

	Rome	Monastir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.65	$18.69 TND54.630	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,236.66	$208.62 TND609.670	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €798.53	$137.37 TND401.430	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.84	$45.58 TND133.200	-73.5%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Rome	Monastir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €489.09	$107.18 TND313.220	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,427.01	$3,230.85 TND9,441.720	-70.5%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Monastir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$1.71 TND5.010	-70.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$1.01 TND2.970	-49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.18	$3.52 TND10.270	-51.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.81	$24.87 TND72.670	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.05	$5.49 TND16.040	-53.0%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Monastir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.38	$46.95 TND137.190	-42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.51	$61.74 TND180.420	+63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.34	$113.36 TND331.270	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.54	$84.03 TND245.560	-28.1%
Average			+5.1%

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