Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Moldova

Balti vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Balti is 17.9% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 84.6% more in Balti
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Balti
Transportation: pay 25.7% more in Balti
Housing: pay 24.2% more in Balti
Childcare: pay 32.2% more in Balti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Balti
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in Balti

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Balti are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Balti.

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Balti vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Balti instead of Tunis, you would:

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pay 84.6% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Balti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 TND11.970	$8.41 MDL151.18	+110.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 TND17.960	$10.52 MDL188.98	+75.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 TND2.470	$1.08 MDL19.49	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 TND1.150	$0.67 MDL12.09	+75.2%
Average			+84.6%

Tunis vs. Balti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Tunis	Balti
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 TND1.120	$0.48 MDL8.57	+26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 TND15.170	$3.37 MDL60.47	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$4.67 MDL83.94	+147.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 TND5.320	$2.22 MDL39.91	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$2.12 MDL38.08	-21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.900	$0.46 MDL8.23	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.72 TND8.130	$1.02 MDL18.29	-62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 TND1.540	$0.84 MDL15.06	+62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$1.05 MDL18.95	+195.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.34 MDL6.03	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.23 MDL4.11	-20.8%
Average			+1.5%

Tunis vs. Balti - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% more for transportation

	Tunis	Balti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$6.01 MDL107.94	+88.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 TND49.880	$16.83 MDL302.36	+0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$33,658.64 MDL605K	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 TND8.500	$4.82 MDL86.68	+69.5%
Average			+25.7%

Tunis vs. Balti - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.2% more for housing

	Tunis	Balti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$11.22 MDL201.58	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.01 TND1,153.270	$392.43 MDL7,050.49	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.38 TND751.030	$280.49 MDL5,039.39	+11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.31 TND138.360	$171.59 MDL3,082.92	+270.5%
Average			+24.2%

Tunis vs. Balti - Cost of housing

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

	Tunis	Balti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.50 TND309.230	$112.20 MDL2,015.76	+8.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,246.91 TND9,700.730	$5,236.33 MDL94,078.34	+61.3%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Balti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$1.12 MDL20.16	-32.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$1.74 MDL31.24	+52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 TND10.970	$3.37 MDL60.47	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.22 TND102.240	$36.46 MDL655.12	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 TND17.960	$7.57 MDL136.06	+26.0%
Average			+7.3%

Tunis vs. Balti - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	Tunis	Balti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$44.88 MDL806.30	+3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$33.66 MDL604.73	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.96 TND304.620	$56.10 MDL1,007.88	-45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.81 TND256.360	$50.49 MDL907.09	-41.2%
Average			-34.1%

Tunis vs. Balti - Cost of clothing

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