Cost of living comparison

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Tunis vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 46.1% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in Tunis
Groceries: pay 30.9% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tunis
Childcare: pay 29.2% more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Tunis
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Tunis

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Tunis are more expensive than in Kathmandu. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Kathmandu, you would:

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR254.54	$4.13 TND12.070	+134.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR916.35	$5.16 TND15.090	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR78.31	$0.71 TND2.070	+30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR24.59	$0.31 TND0.900	+80.0%
Average			+56.5%

Kathmandu vs. Tunis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.9% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR79.23	$0.21 TND0.620	-61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR649.35	$5.35 TND15.660	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR455.98	$1.86 TND5.440	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR255.38	$1.55 TND4.520	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR202.59	$2.86 TND8.360	+103.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR140.65	$0.97 TND2.830	-0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR65.46	$1.71 TND5.000	+277.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR78.42	$0.53 TND1.550	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR43.43	$0.32 TND0.950	+8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR31.59	$0.33 TND0.980	+52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR42.12	$0.28 TND0.830	-3.0%
Average			+30.9%

Kathmandu vs. Tunis - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Kathmandu	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR660.19	$3.28 TND9.600	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,527.26	$14.35 TND41.990	+35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR4,581,768.84	$41,270.53 TND120,716.290	+30.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR1,934.52	$3.06 TND8.950	-77.1%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,191.72	$21.37 TND62.510	+159.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR26,001.64	$287.52 TND840.990	+59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR13,568.23	$179.84 TND526.040	+91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,455.04	$45.71 TND133.690	+91.1%
Average			+100.3%

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pay 29.2% more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR11,598.29	$115.64 TND338.260	+44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR445,773.71	$3,528.63 TND10,321.240	+14.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR376.72	$1.72 TND5.030	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR257.75	$0.95 TND2.780	-46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR407.27	$3.53 TND10.310	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,152.41	$34.32 TND100.390	+57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR458.18	$5.50 TND16.100	+73.5%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,309.06	$47.07 TND137.690	+105.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR3,846.42	$61.70 TND180.480	+131.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,218.09	$94.66 TND276.880	+66.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,281.76	$73.03 TND213.620	+99.8%
Average			+100.8%

Kathmandu vs. Tunis - Cost of clothing

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