Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 55.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$3.08
TND9.650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$4.68
TND14.670
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$1.76
TND5.510
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.34
TND7.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.73
TND2.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.23
TND3.840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$3.04
TND9.540
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$9.72
TND30.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$2.91
TND9.120
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$208.82
TND654.870
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$146.16
TND458.360
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$81.13
TND254.420
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$0.75
TND2.350
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$26.72
TND83.800
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$4.18
TND13.120
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$64.57
TND202.490
|
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