Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 57.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$2.95
TND9.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$4.81
TND15.130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$1.89
TND5.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$2.36
TND7.440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.14
TND3.580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$2.84
TND8.930
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$14.77
TND46.420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$2.92
TND9.180
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$235.62
TND740.800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$181.65
TND571.100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$95.35
TND299.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.64
TND5.160
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$28.70
TND90.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$72.02
TND226.420
|
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