Cost of living comparison
Rome is 3.1 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Rome instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.940
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.920
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$2.22
€2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.930
|
$6.93
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.410
|
$6.37
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.000
|
$3.90
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.130
|
$5.10
€4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.630
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.690
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.040
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.490
|
$7.44
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.310
|
$37.90
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,328.810
|
$26,749.78
€24,766.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.850
|
$17.87
€16.54
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.540
|
$30.04
€27.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND757.110
|
$1,171.95
€1,085.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND529.690
|
$721.77
€668.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND133.930
|
$175.72
€162.70
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND292.200
|
$516.83
€478.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND8,996.070
|
$9,813.53
€9,086.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.970
|
$5.41
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.600
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.940
|
$6.50
€6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.290
|
$62.20
€57.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.920
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.420
|
$67.31
€62.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND166.940
|
$30.97
€28.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND278.430
|
$81.10
€75.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND239.240
|
$103.39
€95.73
|
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