Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 56.6% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 71.4% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$2.31
TND7.240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$0.54
TND1.680
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$4.31
TND13.480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$1.72
TND5.380
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$1.86
TND5.830
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$0.63
TND1.970
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$0.83
TND2.600
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$2.72
TND8.520
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
$10.84
TND33.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
$2.62
TND8.210
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$167.41
TND524.000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$128.64
TND402.630
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
$61.08
TND191.190
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$25.01
TND78.270
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$4.59
TND14.350
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$57.48
TND179.910
|
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