Cost of living comparison

Australia

compared to

Tunisia

Tunisia vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Tunisia is 59.6% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% less in Tunisia
Groceries: pay 49.3% less in Tunisia
Transportation: pay 39.7% less in Tunisia
Housing: pay 77.0% less in Tunisia
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Tunisia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.8% less in Tunisia
Clothing: pay 21.0% less in Tunisia

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tunisia.

Tunisia vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunisia instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 73.3% less for restaurants

	Australia	Tunisia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$23.85	$3.40 TND9.840	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$13.40	$4.85 TND14.030	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$3.66	$0.65 TND1.880	-75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$2.98	$0.26 TND0.750	-87.9%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 49.3% less for groceries

	Australia	Tunisia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.32	$0.18 TND0.520	-92.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$5.86	$5.46 TND15.790	+29.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.13	$1.88 TND5.450	-67.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.07	$1.63 TND4.710	-62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.38	$2.53 TND7.330	-34.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.06	$0.90 TND2.600	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.77	$1.42 TND4.110	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$1.83	$0.48 TND1.390	-63.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.68	$0.32 TND0.920	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.53	$0.33 TND0.940	-70.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.36	$0.29 TND0.840	-70.1%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 39.7% less for transportation

	Australia	Tunisia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.23	$3.21 TND9.280	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$119.85	$10.45 TND30.250	-87.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$38,478.76	$38,990.39 TND113K	+40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$24.80	$2.97 TND8.590	-83.4%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 77.0% less for housing

	Australia	Tunisia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$76.40	$17.74 TND51.330	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,652.99	$205.53 TND594.810	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,338.55	$139.80 TND404.590	-85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$185.97	$37.08 TND107.300	-72.3%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Australia	Tunisia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,051.45	$91.27 TND264.120	-93.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$19,260.78	$2,766.14 TND8,005.200	-80.0%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Tunisia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.00	$1.44 TND4.160	-77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$4.96	$0.81 TND2.340	-77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$40.03	$3.53 TND10.220	-87.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$71.11	$28.29 TND81.860	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$18.22	$5.06 TND14.650	-61.4%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

	Australia	Tunisia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$96.87	$40.73 TND117.890	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$67.50	$49.43 TND143.050	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$137.99	$93.37 TND270.210	-5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$150.18	$66.59 TND192.720	-38.3%
Average			-21.0%

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