Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 60.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$2.31
TND7.210
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$3.46
TND10.790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$0.54
TND1.670
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.25
TND0.770
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$0.18
TND0.560
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$4.31
TND13.420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$1.72
TND5.350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$1.09
TND3.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$1.86
TND5.810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$0.63
TND1.960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.83
TND2.590
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.22
TND0.680
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Canada
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$2.72
TND8.480
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$10.84
TND33.780
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$27,518.48
TND85,713.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$2.62
TND8.170
|
|
pay 78.4% less for housing
Canada
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$19.59
TND61.020
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$167.41
TND521.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$128.64
TND400.670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$29.75
TND92.660
|
|
pay 87.1% less for childcare
Canada
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$61.08
TND190.260
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$2,342.76
TND7,297.110
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$1.22
TND3.800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$0.77
TND2.410
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$2.74
TND8.530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$25.01
TND77.890
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$4.59
TND14.280
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Canada
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$37.90
TND118.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$43.96
TND136.930
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$88.95
TND277.070
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$57.48
TND179.030
|
|
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