Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 24.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Tunis instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
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