Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 3.9 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.870
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.110
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND16.070
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.450
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.200
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.650
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.730
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.570
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.930
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND763.740
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND534.330
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND294.760
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND5.020
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.630
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND94.110
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND241.340
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
|
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