Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 17.0% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Tunis instead of China, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
China
|
Tunis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
$2.95
TND9.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
China
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
$4.81
TND15.130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
$1.89
TND5.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$2.36
TND7.440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$1.14
TND3.580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
China
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
$2.84
TND8.930
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
$14.77
TND46.420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
$2.92
TND9.180
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
China
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
$235.62
TND740.800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
$181.65
TND571.100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
China
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
$95.35
TND299.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.64
TND5.160
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
$28.70
TND90.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
China
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
$72.02
TND226.420
|
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