Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 72.1% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.310
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.170
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.960
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.490
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.590
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.950
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.540
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND124,114.850
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.210
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.480
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND742.690
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND572.560
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.380
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND300.550
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,476.530
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.170
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.590
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.470
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.420
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND151.180
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND308.220
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND227.000
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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