Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 21.8% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Tunisia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$2.31
TND7.260
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$3.46
TND10.860
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.54
TND1.680
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Russia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$4.31
TND13.510
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$1.72
TND5.390
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.86
TND5.850
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.63
TND1.970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.83
TND2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Russia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$2.72
TND8.540
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$10.84
TND34.010
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$27,518.48
TND86,297.970
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$2.62
TND8.220
|
|
pay 13.8% more for housing
Russia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$19.59
TND61.430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$167.41
TND525.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$128.64
TND403.410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$29.75
TND93.290
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Russia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$61.08
TND191.560
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$2,342.76
TND7,346.890
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.22
TND3.820
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$2.74
TND8.590
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$25.01
TND78.420
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$4.59
TND14.380
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Russia
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$37.90
TND118.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$43.96
TND137.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$88.95
TND278.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$57.48
TND180.250
|
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