Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.7 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.280
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.130
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.950
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.440
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.480
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.580
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.930
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.420
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.180
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND740.800
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND571.100
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND299.790
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.160
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.580
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.240
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.470
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND226.420
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
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