Cost of living comparison

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Rome is 3.1 times more expensive than Tunis.

If you lived in Rome instead of Tunis, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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