Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 68.9% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 48.1% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 20.8% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Chisinau

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

Chisinau vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.5% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 TND12.110	$8.95 MDL156.38	+117.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 TND15.130	$7.76 MDL135.53	+50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 TND2.080	$0.87 MDL15.26	+23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.900	$0.62 MDL10.88	+103.4%
Average			+73.5%

Tunis vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.1% more for groceries

	Tunis	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.620	$0.58 MDL10.12	+173.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35 TND15.710	$5.29 MDL92.30	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.86 TND5.460	$4.69 MDL81.96	+152.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.540	$2.64 MDL46.07	+70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 TND8.390	$2.55 MDL44.49	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.840	$0.40 MDL7.05	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.71 TND5.010	$0.85 MDL14.80	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.560	$0.85 MDL14.90	+60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.950	$0.95 MDL16.60	+192.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.980	$0.36 MDL6.26	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$0.26 MDL4.59	-7.1%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 20.8% more for transportation

	Tunis	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.630	$5.36 MDL93.66	+63.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.35 TND42.110	$13.97 MDL243.95	-2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,270.53 TND121K	$31,402.03 MDL548K	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.06 TND8.980	$4.48 MDL78.19	+46.3%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tunis	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.37 TND62.690	$10.50 MDL183.43	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.52 TND843.420	$675.28 MDL11,792.25	+134.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.84 TND527.560	$492.96 MDL8,608.46	+174.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.71 TND134.070	$130.19 MDL2,273.52	+184.9%
Average			+110.8%

Tunis vs. Chisinau - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 TND339.230	$407.06 MDL7,108.35	+252.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,528.63 TND10,351.010	$6,644.14 MDL116K	+88.3%
Average			+170.2%

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pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 TND5.040	$1.79 MDL31.28	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.95 TND2.790	$1.85 MDL32.24	+93.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.340	$3.34 MDL58.38	-5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 TND100.680	$39.44 MDL688.79	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 TND16.140	$7.76 MDL135.53	+41.0%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Tunis	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.07 TND138.090	$66.56 MDL1,162.32	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.70 TND181.000	$53.80 MDL939.53	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.66 TND277.680	$115.49 MDL2,016.80	+22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.03 TND214.240	$122.07 MDL2,131.60	+67.1%
Average			+29.4%

Tunis vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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