Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 55.1% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.70
|
$2.31
TND7.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.54
TND1.680
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.94
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
|
$4.31
TND13.480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$1.72
TND5.380
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
|
$1.86
TND5.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.63
TND1.970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.83
TND2.600
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Mississippi
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$2.72
TND8.520
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$10.84
TND33.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,747.50
|
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.58
|
$2.62
TND8.210
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.91
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,020.28
|
$167.41
TND524.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$784.72
|
$128.64
TND402.630
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.08
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.61
|
$61.08
TND191.190
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,660.00
|
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$1.22
TND3.810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
|
$25.01
TND78.270
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
|
$4.59
TND14.350
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Mississippi
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.77
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.61
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.00
|
$57.48
TND179.910
|
|
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