Cost of living comparison

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Ben Arous vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Ben Arous is 3.2% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.9% more in Ben Arous
Groceries
pay 4.0% more in Ben Arous
Transportation
pay 9.3% more in Ben Arous
Housing
pay 2.7% less in Ben Arous
Childcare
pay 7.0% less in Ben Arous
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4% more in Ben Arous
Clothing
pay 5.5% more in Ben Arous

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Ben Arous are more expensive than in Tunisia. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Ben Arous.

Ben Arous vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ben Arous instead of Tunisia, you would:

pay 9.9% more for restaurants

 
Tunisia
Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.13
TND10.010
$3.20
TND10.250
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.25
TND13.580
$4.81
TND15.370
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
TND2.000
$0.67
TND2.140

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

 
Tunisia
Ben Arous
Bread
1 loaf
$0.16
TND0.520
$0.15
TND0.490
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.92
TND15.740
$4.85
TND15.510
Milk (1 gallon) $1.78
TND5.700
$1.79
TND5.720

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pay 9.3% more for transportation

 
Tunisia
Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.00
TND9.580
$3.06
TND9.800
Monthly public transit pass $9.30
TND29.750
$12.82
TND40.990
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,666.41
TND114,063.680
$35,249.82
TND112,731.400

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pay 2.7% less for housing

 
Tunisia
Ben Arous
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.29
TND55.300
$19.23
TND61.490
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $193.39
TND618.470
$160.23
TND512.420
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $130.14
TND416.200
$96.14
TND307.450

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pay 7.0% less for childcare

 
Tunisia
Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $78.96
TND252.520
$88.12
TND281.830
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,865.54
TND5,966.130
$1,388.63
TND4,440.930

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tunisia
Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.37
TND4.380
$1.44
TND4.610
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.81
TND2.590
$0.76
TND2.420
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
TND10.300
$3.28
TND10.500

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

 
Tunisia
Ben Arous
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$36.55
TND116.870
$37.36
TND119.500
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.85
TND162.610
$52.07
TND166.540
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.17
TND288.360
$92.44
TND295.620

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