Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 96.7% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
$2.95
TND9.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
$4.81
TND15.130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
$1.89
TND5.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
$2.36
TND7.440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
$1.14
TND3.580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
$2.84
TND8.930
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
$14.77
TND46.420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
$2.92
TND9.180
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
$235.62
TND740.800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
$181.65
TND571.100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
$95.35
TND299.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
$1.64
TND5.160
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
$28.70
TND90.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
$72.02
TND226.420
|
|
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