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Tunis vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 20.0% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 64.4% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 52.3% less in Tunis
Transportation: pay 22.5% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 68.1% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 90.7% more in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Tunis

The cost of childcare and clothing in Tunis are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tunis. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tunis.

Tunis vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunis instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 64.4% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$4.13 TND12.080	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.16 TND15.100	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.71 TND2.070	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.31 TND0.900	-67.9%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 52.3% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.21 TND0.620	-92.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.35 TND15.670	+31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$1.86 TND5.450	-77.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.55 TND4.530	-71.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.86 TND8.370	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.97 TND2.830	-67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.71 TND5.000	+53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.53 TND1.550	-85.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.32 TND0.950	-91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.33 TND0.980	-74.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.28 TND0.830	-78.2%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 22.5% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.28 TND9.610	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.35 TND42.020
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$41,270.53 TND120,810.720	+74.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$3.06 TND8.960	-94.1%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 68.1% less for housing

	Saint John's	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$21.37 TND62.560	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$287.52 TND841.650	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$179.84 TND526.450	-73.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$45.71 TND133.790	-53.8%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 90.7% more for childcare

	Saint John's	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$115.64 TND338.520
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,528.63 TND10,329.320	+90.7%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.72 TND5.030	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$0.95 TND2.790	-75.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.53 TND10.320
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$34.32 TND100.470	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.50 TND16.110	-11.2%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$47.07 TND137.800	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.70 TND180.620
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$94.66 TND277.100	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$73.03 TND213.790
Average			+11.0%

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