Cost of living comparison
Bern is 6.9 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Bern instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 8.6 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.260
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.440
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.090
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.930
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.580
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.420
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.480
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.570
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.900
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.310
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND123,484.820
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.160
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.130
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND738.920
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND569.650
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND126.730
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 17.2 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND299.030
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,428.430
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.150
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.580
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.290
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.010
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.440
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND141.700
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND150.410
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND306.650
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND225.840
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
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