Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 12.8% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$2.95
TND9.310
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$4.81
TND15.170
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$1.89
TND5.960
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$2.36
TND7.450
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$0.79
TND2.490
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$1.14
TND3.590
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$2.84
TND8.940
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$14.77
TND46.530
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$39,376.54
TND124,075.470
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$2.92
TND9.200
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$21.41
TND67.460
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$235.62
TND742.450
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$181.65
TND572.380
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$40.41
TND127.340
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$95.35
TND300.460
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$3,006.51
TND9,473.530
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$1.64
TND5.170
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$0.82
TND2.590
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$28.70
TND90.440
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$45.18
TND142.380
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$47.96
TND151.130
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$97.79
TND308.120
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$72.02
TND226.920
|
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