Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 5.3 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.200
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.990
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.890
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.370
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.460
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.550
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.840
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.990
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.100
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND733.910
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND565.790
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND297.000
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.110
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.560
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.400
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 87.7% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND224.310
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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