Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 19.7% cheaper than Havana.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Havana, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$0.60
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$0.35
TND1.100
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Havana
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$5.12
TND15.960
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$1.74
TND5.420
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$2.61
TND8.140
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.85
TND2.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$1.51
TND4.700
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Havana
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$3.05
TND9.510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$10.72
TND33.380
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$2.85
TND8.870
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Havana
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$243.54
TND758.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$170.39
TND530.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Havana
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$93.99
TND292.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.60
TND4.980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$0.84
TND2.610
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$30.01
TND93.480
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Havana
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$76.96
TND239.720
|
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