Cost of living comparison
Australia is 5.1 times more expensive than Sousse.
If you lived in Australia instead of Sousse, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Sousse
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
TND6.200
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
TND1.740
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Sousse
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.19
TND0.590
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.580
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.75
TND5.520
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
TND4.060
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
TND5.990
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TND2.840
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.770
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TND0.650
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Sousse
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.48
TND36.190
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,532.40
TND93,056.600
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.13
TND13.010
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Sousse
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
TND58.420
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$189.59
TND597.400
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.43
TND407.840
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.90
TND100.530
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
Sousse
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.25
TND215.060
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,346.19
TND7,392.830
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Sousse
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
TND3.880
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.94
TND2.970
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
TND9.820
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.84
TND78.290
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
Sousse
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.47
TND105.460
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
TND130.970
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.32
TND268.830
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.97
TND182.670
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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