Cost of living comparison
Sousse is 17.6% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Sousse instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$2.88
TND8.970
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$3.84
TND11.960
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$0.64
TND1.980
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 19.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$0.20
TND0.630
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$4.67
TND14.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$1.84
TND5.740
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$1.50
TND4.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$2.15
TND6.680
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$0.63
TND1.960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$1.17
TND3.650
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.47
TND1.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.31
TND0.960
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$3.02
TND9.400
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$9.60
TND29.890
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$35,985.61
TND112,095.160
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$2.85
TND8.870
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Thailand
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$22.50
TND70.080
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$223.67
TND696.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$148.51
TND462.610
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$39.90
TND124.300
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$87.96
TND274.010
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$1,919.23
TND5,978.410
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$1.28
TND3.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$0.85
TND2.660
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$23.19
TND72.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$5.44
TND16.940
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$28.79
TND89.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$72.50
TND225.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$107.96
TND336.290
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$66.11
TND205.920
|
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