Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 20.3% more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Asmara
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 86.0% more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
|
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