Cost of living comparison
Quito is 91.4% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Quito instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 74.9% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.940
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.920
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.930
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.410
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.000
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.130
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.630
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.690
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.040
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.490
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.310
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,328.810
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.850
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
Tunis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.540
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND757.110
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND529.690
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND133.930
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND292.200
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND8,996.070
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.970
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.600
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.940
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.290
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.920
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.420
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND166.940
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND278.430
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND239.240
|
$86.36
|
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