Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 39.2% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$2.95
TND9.260
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$4.92
TND15.440
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$4.81
TND15.090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$1.89
TND5.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.46
TND4.580
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.36
TND7.420
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$2.84
TND8.900
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$14.77
TND46.310
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
$39,376.54
TND123,484.820
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$2.92
TND9.160
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$21.41
TND67.130
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
$235.62
TND738.920
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
$181.65
TND569.650
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
$40.41
TND126.730
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
$95.35
TND299.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
$3,006.51
TND9,428.430
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.64
TND5.150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$3.28
TND10.290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
$28.70
TND90.010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$4.92
TND15.440
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
$45.18
TND141.700
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$47.96
TND150.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$97.79
TND306.650
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
$72.02
TND225.840
|
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