Cost of living comparison
Sousse is 66.7% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Sousse instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 46.0% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$1.97
TND6.160
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$0.55
TND1.730
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$0.19
TND0.590
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$4.31
TND13.480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$1.75
TND5.490
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$1.29
TND4.030
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$1.90
TND5.950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$0.63
TND1.960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.90
TND2.820
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$0.41
TND1.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.24
TND0.760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.21
TND0.650
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$2.72
TND8.510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$11.48
TND35.950
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$29,532.40
TND92,436.420
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$4.13
TND12.920
|
|
pay 78.6% more for housing
Egypt
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$18.54
TND58.030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$189.59
TND593.420
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$129.43
TND405.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$31.90
TND99.860
|
|
pay 27.6% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$68.25
TND213.630
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$2,346.19
TND7,343.560
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$1.23
TND3.850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$0.94
TND2.950
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$3.12
TND9.760
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$24.84
TND77.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 69.3% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$33.47
TND104.760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$41.56
TND130.100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$85.32
TND267.040
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$57.97
TND181.450
|
|
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