Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 59.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.35
€14.08
|
$2.07
TND6.410
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
$3.06
TND9.460
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
€2.14
|
$0.47
TND1.460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
€1.07
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
$0.18
TND0.550
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
€6.29
|
$4.07
TND12.570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.27
|
$1.56
TND4.830
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
$0.92
TND2.830
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.02
€3.95
|
$1.60
TND4.950
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.84
|
$0.55
TND1.700
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.75
|
$0.71
TND2.190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.84
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.03
|
$0.25
TND0.760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.59
|
$0.21
TND0.660
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.64
|
$0.20
TND0.610
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.47
€8.31
|
$2.63
TND8.140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.88
€36.21
|
$10.09
TND31.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
$25,986.88
TND80,307.440
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
€16.63
|
$2.51
TND7.750
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
$22.25
TND68.760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$560.05
€549.78
|
$154.70
TND478.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.17
€420.32
|
$112.74
TND348.400
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
$26.77
TND82.730
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$431.71
€423.80
|
$52.60
TND162.550
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
$1,922.48
TND5,941.050
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
€4.40
|
$1.16
TND3.590
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
€1.45
|
$0.71
TND2.190
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
$2.49
TND7.700
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.62
€47.73
|
$21.61
TND66.790
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€8.67
|
$3.99
TND12.330
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
$38.53
TND119.080
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
$39.28
TND121.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
$77.93
TND240.810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.74
€105.76
|
$50.62
TND156.440
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