Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 2.8 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.960
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.420
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.140
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.640
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.700
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.510
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.380
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.870
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
Tunis
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND758.620
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND530.750
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 36.3% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND292.790
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 90.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.980
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.610
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.480
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND239.720
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
|
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