Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 30.7% cheaper than Sousse.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sousse, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Sousse
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
TND6.200
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
TND1.740
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Sousse
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.19
TND0.590
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.580
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.75
TND5.520
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
TND4.060
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
TND5.990
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TND2.840
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.770
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TND0.650
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Sousse
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.48
TND36.190
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,532.40
TND93,056.600
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.13
TND13.010
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Sousse
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
TND58.420
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$189.59
TND597.400
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.43
TND407.840
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.90
TND100.530
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
Sousse
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.25
TND215.060
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,346.19
TND7,392.830
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sousse
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
TND3.880
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.94
TND2.970
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
TND9.820
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.84
TND78.290
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Sousse
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.47
TND105.460
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
TND130.970
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.32
TND268.830
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.97
TND182.670
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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