Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 36.8% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$3.08
TND9.580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$4.22
TND13.150
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$4.68
TND14.570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$1.76
TND5.470
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$1.42
TND4.410
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$2.34
TND7.300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$0.73
TND2.290
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$1.23
TND3.820
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$0.30
TND0.940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$3.04
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$9.72
TND30.290
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$34,826.68
TND108,485.100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$2.91
TND9.060
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$17.81
TND55.480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$208.82
TND650.490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$146.16
TND455.290
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$33.32
TND103.780
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$81.13
TND252.710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$2,010.30
TND6,262.070
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$0.75
TND2.340
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$3.24
TND10.100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$26.72
TND83.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$4.18
TND13.030
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$35.81
TND111.550
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$50.84
TND158.370
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$83.85
TND261.200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$64.57
TND201.130
|
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