Cost of living comparison

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Ben Arous vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Ben Arous is 5.6% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% more in Ben Arous
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Ben Arous
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Ben Arous
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Ben Arous
Childcare: pay 5.6% more in Ben Arous
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Ben Arous
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Ben Arous

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

Ben Arous vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.2% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND9.950	$3.43 TND10.040	+0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.190	$5.14 TND15.060	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.900	$0.65 TND1.890	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.760	$0.31 TND0.890	+18.2%
Average			+6.2%

Tunisia vs. Ben Arous - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Ben Arous
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$0.21 TND0.600	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND15.970	$5.72 TND16.730	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.510	$1.90 TND5.560	+0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.770	$1.63 TND4.770
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.410	$2.85 TND8.350	+12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.630	$0.97 TND2.830	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.160	$1.38 TND4.040	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.410	$0.53 TND1.550	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.930	$0.33 TND0.960	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.950	$0.35 TND1.040	+9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.850	$0.34 TND0.990	+16.2%
Average			+7.4%

Tunisia vs. Ben Arous - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.380	$3.28 TND9.600	+2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.600	$13.72 TND40.160	+31.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114,136.090	$41,157.36 TND120,479.440	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.680	$3.05 TND8.940	+2.9%
Average			+10.5%

Tunisia vs. Ben Arous - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Tunisia	Ben Arous
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND51.920	$21.31 TND62.380	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND601.650	$188.64 TND552.200	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND409.240	$137.19 TND401.600	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND108.540	$37.96 TND111.120	+2.4%
Average			+3.1%

Tunisia vs. Ben Arous - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND267.160	$109.75 TND321.280	+20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,097.280	$2,515.17 TND7,362.630	-9.1%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.210	$1.54 TND4.520	+7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.370	$0.75 TND2.200	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.330	$3.60 TND10.540	+2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND82.800	$32.58 TND95.380	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.820	$5.14 TND15.060	+1.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Tunisia	Ben Arous
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND119.240	$45.27 TND132.530	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND144.690	$44.59 TND130.520	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND273.320	$94.40 TND276.340	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND194.940	$72.83 TND213.200	+9.4%
Average			+2.9%

Tunisia vs. Ben Arous - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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