Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tunis vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary
Tunis is 16.0% cheaper than Apia.
Tunis vs. Apia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tunis instead of Apia, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$47.26
WST130.00
|
$4.01
TND12.010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.54
WST40.00
|
$6.01
TND18.020
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
WST5.00
|
$0.83
TND2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
WST3.75
|
$0.38
TND1.150
|
|
Apia vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
Apia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
WST2.25
|
$0.38
TND1.130
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.45
WST1.25
|
$5.08
TND15.220
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
WST18.93
|
$1.89
TND5.670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
WST11.76
|
$1.78
TND5.340
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
WST4.54
|
$2.70
TND8.100
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
WST6.35
|
$0.97
TND2.910
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
WST2.27
|
$2.72
TND8.150
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
WST2.27
|
$0.52
TND1.550
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
WST5.44
|
$0.36
TND1.070
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
WST4.54
|
$0.39
TND1.170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
WST1.36
|
$0.29
TND0.870
|
|
Apia vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries
pay 56.5% less for transportation
|
Apia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
WST11.36
|
$3.19
TND9.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.69
TND50.050
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,390.28
TND118K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$49.07
WST135.00
|
$2.85
TND8.530
|
|
Apia vs. Tunis - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Apia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.35
WST100.00
|
$20.53
TND61.570
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$386.01
TND1,157.380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$251.38
TND753.710
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.90
WST38.24
|
$46.31
TND138.860
|
|
Apia vs. Tunis - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$103.50
TND310.330
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,246.91
TND9,735.340
|
Apia vs. Tunis - Cost of childcare
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
WST9.50
|
$1.67
TND5.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
WST8.00
|
$1.14
TND3.420
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
WST17.00
|
$3.67
TND11.010
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.22
TND102.610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.01
TND18.020
|
|
Apia vs. Tunis - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.40
TND130.140
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$59.82
TND179.360
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.96
TND305.710
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.81
TND257.270
|
Apia vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing
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