Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 20.4% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$2.95
TND9.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.58
|
$4.81
TND14.990
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.48
|
$1.89
TND5.890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.84
|
$2.36
TND7.370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.79
TND2.460
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$1.14
TND3.550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$2.84
TND8.840
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.15
|
$14.77
TND45.990
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.74
|
$2.92
TND9.100
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
$235.62
TND733.910
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
$181.65
TND565.790
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
$95.35
TND297.000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.41
|
$1.64
TND5.110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$0.82
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.02
|
$28.70
TND89.400
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.86
|
$72.02
TND224.310
|
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