Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 3.2 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$10.32
€9.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.960
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.420
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.140
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.640
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.700
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.510
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.380
|
$54.15
€49.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
$36,133.87
€33,212.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.870
|
$14.65
€13.46
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
$33.64
€30.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND758.620
|
$1,370.72
€1,259.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND530.750
|
$989.21
€909.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
$123.32
€113.35
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND292.790
|
$543.23
€499.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
$9,978.95
€9,172.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.980
|
$3.79
€3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.610
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$6.12
€5.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.480
|
$48.46
€44.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
$83.95
€77.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
$33.93
€31.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
$87.19
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND239.720
|
$99.93
€91.85
|
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