Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 62.3% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$2.31
TND7.290
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$4.31
TND13.560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$1.72
TND5.410
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.83
TND2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$2.72
TND8.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$10.84
TND34.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$2.62
TND8.250
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$167.41
TND527.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$128.64
TND404.950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$61.08
TND192.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$25.01
TND78.720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$4.59
TND14.430
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$57.48
TND180.940
|
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