Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 17.5% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
Thailand
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 70.6% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
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