Cost of living comparison

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Kairouan vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Kairouan is 9.8% cheaper than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% less in Kairouan
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Kairouan
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Kairouan
Housing: pay 21.0% less in Kairouan
Childcare: pay 5.6% more in Kairouan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Kairouan
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Kairouan

Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kairouan.

Kairouan vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kairouan instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 13.8% less for restaurants

	Tunisia	Kairouan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND9.930	$2.70 TND7.880	-20.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.170	$5.14 TND15.030	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.890	$0.65 TND1.890	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.760	$0.15 TND0.450	-40.3%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Tunisia	Kairouan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$0.09 TND0.250	-52.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND15.950	$5.72 TND16.710	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.500	$1.82 TND5.310	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.760	$1.54 TND4.510	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.400	$2.57 TND7.500	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.620	$1.01 TND2.950	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.150	$1.05 TND3.070	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.410	$0.47 TND1.380	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.930	$0.33 TND0.950	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.950	$0.31 TND0.910	-4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.850	$0.34 TND0.990	+16.2%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Tunisia	Kairouan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.370	$2.96 TND8.650	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.550	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114K	$36,012.69 TND105K	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.670	$3.05 TND8.920	+2.9%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	Tunisia	Kairouan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND51.830	$15.01 TND43.850	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND600.630	$117.55 TND343.520	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND408.550	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND108.350	$35.32 TND103.220	-4.7%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 5.6% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Kairouan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND266.710	$109.75 TND320.740	+20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,083.650	$2,515.17 TND7,350.240	-9.1%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Kairouan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.200	$1.54 TND4.510	+7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.360	$0.75 TND2.190	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.320	$3.43 TND10.020	-2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND82.660	$24.01 TND70.160	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.790	$4.63 TND13.530	-8.5%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Kairouan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND119.040	$24.01 TND70.160	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND144.450	$44.59 TND130.300	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND272.860	$48.02 TND140.320	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND194.610	$65.85 TND192.440	-1.1%
Average			-25.2%

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