Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 37.3% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$2.31
TND7.290
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$4.31
TND13.570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$1.72
TND5.410
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.83
TND2.620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.24
TND0.760
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$2.72
TND8.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$10.84
TND34.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$2.62
TND8.260
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$167.41
TND527.520
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$128.64
TND405.340
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$61.08
TND192.480
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$25.01
TND78.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$4.59
TND14.450
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$57.48
TND181.110
|
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