Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 5.6% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Russia, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Russia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
|
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