Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 58.7% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
$3.08
TND9.650
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
$4.68
TND14.670
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
$1.76
TND5.510
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
$2.34
TND7.350
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
$0.73
TND2.300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
$1.23
TND3.840
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
$3.04
TND9.540
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
$9.72
TND30.490
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
$2.91
TND9.120
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
$208.82
TND654.870
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
$146.16
TND458.360
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
$81.13
TND254.420
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
$0.75
TND2.350
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
$26.72
TND83.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
$4.18
TND13.120
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$179.33
|
$64.57
TND202.490
|
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