Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.9 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.310
|
$15.74
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.170
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.960
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.490
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.590
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.950
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.540
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND124,114.850
|
$25,887.08
€24,275.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.210
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.480
|
$30.75
€28.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND742.690
|
$608.10
€570.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND572.560
|
$488.80
€458.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.380
|
$151.72
€142.27
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND300.550
|
$459.30
€430.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,476.530
|
$9,604.44
€9,006.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.170
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.590
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.470
|
$51.79
€48.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.420
|
$80.37
€75.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND151.180
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND308.220
|
$89.56
€83.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND227.000
|
$114.84
€107.69
|
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