Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 22.2% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 63.3% more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 68.5% more for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
|
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