Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 17.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$2.95
TND9.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$4.81
TND15.130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$1.89
TND5.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$2.36
TND7.440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$1.14
TND3.580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$2.84
TND8.930
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$14.77
TND46.420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$2.92
TND9.180
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$235.62
TND740.800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$181.65
TND571.100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$95.35
TND299.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$1.64
TND5.160
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$28.70
TND90.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
pay 86.6% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$72.02
TND226.420
|
|
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