Cost of living comparison
Manila is 99.9% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.090
|
$5.12
₱296.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.110
|
$4.26
₱246.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.100
|
$0.87
₱50.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.070
|
$0.49
₱28.45
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.35
₱78.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.240
|
$5.30
₱307.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$6.79
₱393.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.870
|
$2.08
₱120.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.510
|
$2.42
₱140.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.710
|
$1.52
₱88.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.850
|
$0.80
₱46.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.580
|
$1.52
₱88.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.970
|
$0.98
₱56.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$1.20
₱69.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.810
|
$1.48
₱85.98
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Tunis
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.610
|
$4.14
₱239.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.250
|
$9.93
₱574.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND120,855.490
|
$25,575.45
₱1,480,869.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.160
|
$2.67
₱154.50
|
|
pay 78.4% more for housing
Tunis
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.090
|
$28.80
₱1,667.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND801.320
|
$468.88
₱27,149.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND547.430
|
$234.44
₱13,574.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND124.780
|
$106.33
₱6,156.71
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND306.010
|
$482.52
₱27,939.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,195.810
|
$14,127.39
₱818,004.14
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.790
|
$1.36
₱78.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.050
|
$2.70
₱156.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.070
|
$3.07
₱177.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND97.360
|
$40.61
₱2,351.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.110
|
$7.67
₱444.26
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND145.130
|
$33.31
₱1,928.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND167.450
|
$26.60
₱1,540.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND290.520
|
$74.03
₱4,286.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND239.590
|
$60.89
₱3,525.74
|
|
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