Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 34.0% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.11
|
$2.95
TND9.260
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
$4.92
TND15.440
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.30
|
$4.81
TND15.090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$1.89
TND5.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
$1.46
TND4.580
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$2.36
TND7.420
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.43
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$2.84
TND8.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.77
|
$14.77
TND46.310
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
$39,376.54
TND123,484.820
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.56
|
$2.92
TND9.160
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
$21.41
TND67.130
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
$235.62
TND738.920
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
$181.65
TND569.650
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
$40.41
TND126.730
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
$95.35
TND299.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
$3,006.51
TND9,428.430
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$1.64
TND5.150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$3.28
TND10.290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.30
|
$28.70
TND90.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$4.92
TND15.440
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
$45.18
TND141.700
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
$47.96
TND150.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
$97.79
TND306.650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.07
|
$72.02
TND225.840
|
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