Cost of living comparison
London is 5.8 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in London instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.130
|
$21.12
£16.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.220
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.830
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.880
|
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.850
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.510
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.310
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.440
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.520
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.270
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.890
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.820
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.730
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.780
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.660
|
$198.74
£159.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND121,752.260
|
$31,052.51
£24,940.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.030
|
$22.83
£18.34
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.190
|
$36.24
£29.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND728.550
|
$2,575.57
£2,068.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND561.660
|
$1,776.05
£1,426.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND124.950
|
$286.24
£229.90
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND294.830
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,296.140
|
$21,135.46
£16,975.60
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.070
|
$7.45
£5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.540
|
$4.25
£3.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.150
|
$16.15
£12.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND88.750
|
$56.73
£45.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.220
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND139.710
|
$92.70
£74.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND148.300
|
$42.71
£34.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND302.350
|
$92.09
£73.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND222.680
|
$120.19
£96.53
|
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