Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 0.1% more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
Bishkek
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
$0.60
TND1.860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
$0.35
TND1.100
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Bishkek
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
$5.12
TND15.960
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
$1.74
TND5.420
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
$2.61
TND8.140
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
$0.85
TND2.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
$1.51
TND4.700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
|
Bishkek
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
$3.05
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
$10.72
TND33.380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
$2.85
TND8.870
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
|
Bishkek
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
$243.54
TND758.620
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
$170.39
TND530.750
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
Bishkek
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
$93.99
TND292.790
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bishkek
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
$1.60
TND4.980
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
$0.84
TND2.610
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
$30.01
TND93.480
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Bishkek
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
$76.96
TND239.720
|
|
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