Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 59.5% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$2.31
TND7.210
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$3.46
TND10.790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.54
TND1.670
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.25
TND0.770
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.18
TND0.560
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$4.31
TND13.420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$1.72
TND5.350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.09
TND3.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$1.86
TND5.810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.63
TND1.960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.83
TND2.590
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.22
TND0.680
|
|
pay 79.7% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$2.72
TND8.480
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$10.84
TND33.780
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$27,518.48
TND85,713.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$2.62
TND8.170
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$19.59
TND61.020
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$167.41
TND521.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$128.64
TND400.670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$29.75
TND92.660
|
|
pay 21.3% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$61.08
TND190.260
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$2,342.76
TND7,297.110
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$1.22
TND3.800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$0.77
TND2.410
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$2.74
TND8.530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$25.01
TND77.890
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$4.59
TND14.280
|
|
pay 78.9% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$37.90
TND118.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$43.96
TND136.930
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$88.95
TND277.070
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$57.48
TND179.030
|
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