Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 41.1% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$0.60
TND1.870
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$0.35
TND1.110
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$5.12
TND16.070
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$1.74
TND5.450
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$2.61
TND8.200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$0.85
TND2.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$1.51
TND4.730
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$0.34
TND1.050
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$3.05
TND9.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$10.72
TND33.600
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$2.85
TND8.930
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Taipei
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$243.54
TND763.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$170.39
TND534.330
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$93.99
TND294.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$1.60
TND5.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$0.84
TND2.630
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$30.01
TND94.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$76.96
TND241.340
|
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