Cost of living comparison
Sousse is 18.9% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Sousse instead of Russia, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$1.97
TND6.160
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$0.55
TND1.730
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Russia
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$0.19
TND0.590
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$4.31
TND13.480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$1.75
TND5.490
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$1.29
TND4.030
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$1.90
TND5.950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$0.63
TND1.960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.90
TND2.820
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.41
TND1.270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.24
TND0.760
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.21
TND0.650
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Russia
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$2.72
TND8.510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$11.48
TND35.950
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$29,532.40
TND92,436.420
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$4.13
TND12.920
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Russia
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$18.54
TND58.030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$189.59
TND593.420
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$129.43
TND405.120
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$31.90
TND99.860
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Russia
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$68.25
TND213.630
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$2,346.19
TND7,343.560
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$1.23
TND3.850
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$0.94
TND2.950
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$3.12
TND9.760
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$24.84
TND77.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Russia
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$33.47
TND104.760
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$41.56
TND130.100
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$85.32
TND267.040
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$57.97
TND181.450
|
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