Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 52.2% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$2.31
TND7.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$0.54
TND1.680
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$4.31
TND13.480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$1.72
TND5.380
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$1.86
TND5.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$0.63
TND1.970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.83
TND2.600
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$2.72
TND8.520
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$10.84
TND33.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$2.62
TND8.210
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$167.41
TND524.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$128.64
TND402.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$61.08
TND191.190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$25.01
TND78.270
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$4.59
TND14.350
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Tunisia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$57.48
TND179.910
|
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