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Beijing vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 2.5 times more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 67.9% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.0% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Beijing are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Tunis, you would:

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Tunis	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 TND12.400	$4.17 CN¥30.61	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 TND15.500	$5.57 CN¥40.81	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 TND2.150	$0.50 CN¥3.64	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TND1.100	$0.31 CN¥2.27	-9.1%
Average			-2.6%

Tunis vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Tunis	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.15 TND0.490	$1.43 CN¥10.52	+842.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 TND15.640	$7.31 CN¥53.58	+50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.72 TND5.540	$7.17 CN¥52.58	+317.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND5.000	$1.74 CN¥12.75	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 TND8.730	$1.53 CN¥11.23	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 TND2.780	$0.92 CN¥6.73	+6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.86 TND6.000	$0.71 CN¥5.22	-61.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 TND1.620	$0.89 CN¥6.50	+77.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TND1.000	$0.58 CN¥4.27	+88.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.890	$0.37 CN¥2.70	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TND0.830	$0.47 CN¥3.45	+82.0%
Average			+127.6%

Tunis vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.9% more for transportation

	Tunis	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 TND9.860	$4.36 CN¥31.97	+42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.22 TND36.160	$33.40 CN¥244.88	+197.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,454.35 TND123,980.760	$20,872.18 CN¥153,049.43	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.60 TND8.370	$4.59 CN¥33.67	+76.9%
Average			+67.9%

Tunis vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Tunis	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.62 TND72.920	$13.28 CN¥97.40	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.97 TND822.050	$929.88 CN¥6,818.52	+264.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$174.18 TND561.580	$492.44 CN¥3,610.93	+182.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.70 TND128.000	$42.04 CN¥308.27	+5.9%
Average			+103.0%

Tunis vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.37 TND313.930	$763.49 CN¥5,598.47	+684.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,244.15 TND10,459.470	$22,913.01 CN¥168,014.26	+606.3%
Average			+645.2%

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TND5.940	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.97 TND3.130	$3.60 CN¥26.42	+270.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.20 TND10.330	$3.48 CN¥25.51	+8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.98 TND99.870	$65.46 CN¥479.97	+111.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 TND15.500	$8.35 CN¥61.22	+73.7%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Tunis	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 TND148.890	$62.65 CN¥459.43	+35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.28 TND171.780	$34.69 CN¥254.35	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.44 TND298.030	$83.45 CN¥611.94	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.23 TND245.790	$107.64 CN¥789.27	+41.2%
Average			+8.1%

Tunis vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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