Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 45.8% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
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