Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 13.9% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
Caracas
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
Caracas
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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