Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 49.9% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£154.82
|
$2.95
TND9.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.09
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.97
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£82.54
|
$4.81
TND14.990
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£163.60
|
$1.89
TND5.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£114.67
|
$2.36
TND7.370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.98
|
$0.79
TND2.460
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.28
|
$1.14
TND3.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.52
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.46
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.16
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.77
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£58.89
|
$2.84
TND8.840
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£541.87
|
$14.77
TND45.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.02
|
$2.92
TND9.100
|
|
pay 70.1% more for housing
Cairo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
$235.62
TND733.910
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
$181.65
TND565.790
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
$95.35
TND297.000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.41
|
$1.64
TND5.110
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£81.56
|
$0.82
TND2.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£947.40
|
$28.70
TND89.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£185.78
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
$72.02
TND224.310
|
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