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Tunisia

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 75.7% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 36.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Tunis, you would:

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 TND11.970	$6.13 SAR23.00	+53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 TND17.960	$8.53 SAR32.00	+41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 TND2.470	$0.99 SAR3.71	+19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 TND1.150	$0.25 SAR0.95	-33.9%
Average			+33.7%

Tunis vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.4% more for groceries

	Tunis	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 TND1.120	$1.29 SAR4.85	+244.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 TND15.170	$3.21 SAR12.04	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$6.49 SAR24.37	+243.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 TND5.320	$2.46 SAR9.23	+38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$3.71 SAR13.92	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.900	$0.94 SAR3.52	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.72 TND8.130	$0.78 SAR2.92	-71.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 TND1.540	$0.71 SAR2.67	+38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.75 SAR2.81	+109.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.52 SAR1.95	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.58 SAR2.17	+99.8%
Average			+36.4%

Tunis vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Tunis	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$2.35 SAR8.82	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 TND49.880	$54.69 SAR205.26	+227.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 TND8.500	$17.05 SAR64.00	+499.2%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Tunis	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$67.53 SAR253.45	+228.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.01 TND1,153.270	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.38 TND751.030	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+110.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.31 TND138.360	$68.97 SAR258.83	+48.9%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.50 TND309.230	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+634.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,246.91 TND9,700.730	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+406.4%
Average			+510.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$2.40 SAR9.00	+43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$3.79 SAR14.23	+232.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 TND10.970	$6.66 SAR25.00	+81.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.22 TND102.240	$79.20 SAR297.24	+131.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 TND17.960	$11.99 SAR45.00	+99.5%
Average			+112.8%

Tunis vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Tunis	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$73.80 SAR276.94	+70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$57.02 SAR214.00	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.96 TND304.620	$99.59 SAR373.73	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.81 TND256.360	$93.64 SAR351.41	+9.1%
Average			+14.6%

Tunis vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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