Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 2.4 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$2.31
TND7.290
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 91.3% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$4.31
TND13.560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$1.72
TND5.410
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.83
TND2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 79.4% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$2.72
TND8.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$10.84
TND34.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$2.62
TND8.250
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$167.41
TND527.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$128.64
TND404.950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$61.08
TND192.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
|
pay 97.5% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$25.01
TND78.720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$4.59
TND14.430
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$57.48
TND180.940
|
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