Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 58.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 75.9% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$2.31
TND7.290
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 57.3% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$4.31
TND13.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$1.72
TND5.420
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.86
TND5.880
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.83
TND2.620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.25
TND0.800
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.24
TND0.760
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$2.72
TND8.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$10.84
TND34.180
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,275.61
|
$27,518.48
TND86,738.260
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$2.62
TND8.260
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.83
|
$19.59
TND61.750
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.25
|
$167.41
TND527.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.38
|
$128.64
TND405.460
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.27
|
$29.75
TND93.770
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.70
|
$61.08
TND192.540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,006.56
|
$2,342.76
TND7,384.380
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.56
|
$25.01
TND78.820
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$4.59
TND14.450
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.36
|
$37.90
TND119.470
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$43.96
TND138.570
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.98
|
$88.95
TND280.380
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.69
|
$57.48
TND181.170
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