Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 42.1% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Kingstown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
|
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