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Tunisia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 65.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 54.9% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 56.9% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 80.2% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 88.1% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.6% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Tunisia

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$3.13 TND10.030	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$4.25 TND13.610	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$0.63 TND2.010	-75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$0.27 TND0.880	-87.3%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 54.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$0.16 TND0.520	-91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$4.92 TND15.780	+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$1.78 TND5.710	-74.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$1.46 TND4.690	-78.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$2.36 TND7.580	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$0.77 TND2.460	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$1.33 TND4.270	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$0.48 TND1.540	-67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$0.30 TND0.960	-88.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$0.27 TND0.870	-73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.23 TND0.730	-72.7%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 56.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$3.00 TND9.600	-53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	$9.30 TND29.820	-92.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	$35,666.41 TND114,328.260	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$2.64 TND8.460	-85.5%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 80.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$17.29 TND55.420	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$193.39 TND619.900	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$130.14 TND417.170	-90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$32.79 TND105.120	-75.5%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 88.1% less for childcare

	Wellington	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$78.96 TND253.110	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	$1,865.54 TND5,979.970	-85.3%
Average			-88.1%

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pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$1.37 TND4.390	-80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$0.81 TND2.600	-76.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$3.22 TND10.320	-86.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$27.05 TND86.700	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$4.08 TND13.080	-66.7%
Average			-68.6%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$36.55 TND117.150	-51.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$50.85 TND162.990	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$90.17 TND289.020	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$66.30 TND212.510	-48.8%
Average			-33.2%

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