Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 43.1% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.60
TND1.860
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.35
TND1.100
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.12
TND15.960
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$1.74
TND5.420
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.61
TND8.140
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.85
TND2.640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.51
TND4.700
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$3.05
TND9.510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.72
TND33.380
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$2.85
TND8.870
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$243.54
TND758.620
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$170.39
TND530.750
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$93.99
TND292.790
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.60
TND4.980
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$0.84
TND2.610
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$30.01
TND93.480
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$76.96
TND239.720
|
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