Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 36.5% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
$2.95
TND9.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
$4.81
TND15.130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
$1.89
TND5.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
$2.36
TND7.440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
$1.14
TND3.580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
$2.84
TND8.930
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
$14.77
TND46.420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
$2.92
TND9.180
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Kingston
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
$235.62
TND740.800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
$181.65
TND571.100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
$95.35
TND299.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
$1.64
TND5.160
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
$28.70
TND90.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
$72.02
TND226.420
|
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