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
TND9.200
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.990
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.890
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.370
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.460
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.550
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.840
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.990
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.100
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND733.910
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND565.790
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND297.000
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.110
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.560
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.400
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND224.310
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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