Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 0.7% cheaper than Tunis.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Tunis
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.200
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.840
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.920
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
Tunis
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.990
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.890
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.370
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.460
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.550
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.280
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.900
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.740
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Tunis
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.840
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.990
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.100
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Tunis
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND733.910
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND565.790
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND297.000
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.110
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.560
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND89.400
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.330
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND224.310
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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