Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 60.1% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$2.31
TND7.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$4.31
TND13.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$1.72
TND5.400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$1.86
TND5.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.83
TND2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$2.72
TND8.560
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$10.84
TND34.090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$2.62
TND8.240
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Illinois
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$167.41
TND526.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$128.64
TND404.440
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$61.08
TND192.050
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.22
TND3.830
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$25.01
TND78.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$4.59
TND14.420
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$57.48
TND180.710
|
|
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