Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 30.6% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Tunis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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