Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 41.4% cheaper than Tunis.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Tunis
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.200
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Tunis
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.990
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.890
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.370
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.460
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.550
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
Tunis
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.840
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.990
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.100
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Tunis
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND733.910
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND565.790
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
Tunis
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND297.000
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.110
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.560
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.400
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND224.310
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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