Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 47.5% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 29.1% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$3.08
TND9.650
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 83.5% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$4.68
TND14.670
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$1.76
TND5.510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.34
TND7.350
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.73
TND2.300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$1.23
TND3.840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$3.04
TND9.540
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$9.72
TND30.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$2.91
TND9.120
|
|
pay 70.8% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$208.82
TND654.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$146.16
TND458.360
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
|
pay 1.7% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$81.13
TND254.420
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$0.75
TND2.350
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$26.72
TND83.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$4.18
TND13.120
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$64.57
TND202.490
|
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