Cost of living comparison
London is 6.1 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in London instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.63
TND6.490
|
$24.63
£19.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
TND10.550
|
$8.00
£6.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.320
|
$2.01
£1.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
TND0.580
|
$1.61
£1.25
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.400
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
TND10.750
|
$4.00
£3.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.65
TND4.090
|
$4.86
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
TND2.750
|
$2.95
£2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
TND4.730
|
$3.40
£2.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
TND1.680
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
TND1.820
|
$0.74
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
TND0.890
|
$1.03
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.640
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.580
|
$0.70
£0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TND0.520
|
$0.62
£0.48
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
TND6.650
|
$7.51
£5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.47
TND33.270
|
$197.04
£152.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,787.65
TND90,887.460
|
$30,110.17
£23,263.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.81
TND6.940
|
$22.78
£17.60
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.47
TND50.560
|
$37.21
£28.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.79
TND570.180
|
$2,204.45
£1,703.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.45
TND445.820
|
$1,587.69
£1,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.75
TND98.200
|
$227.40
£175.70
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.32
TND218.200
|
$1,951.81
£1,508.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,739.37
TND6,767.870
|
$23,621.71
£18,250.60
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND4.060
|
$7.39
£5.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.79
TND1.950
|
$3.99
£3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
TND7.300
|
$16.01
£12.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.70
TND63.480
|
$58.78
£45.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
TND8.110
|
$16.01
£12.37
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.11
TND106.510
|
$93.76
£72.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.44
TND107.320
|
$41.53
£32.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
TND209.600
|
$96.53
£74.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.72
TND162.360
|
$117.72
£90.96
|
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