Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 3.5 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.860
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.100
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.960
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.420
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.010
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.140
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.640
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.700
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.400
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.510
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.380
|
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND119,568.170
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.870
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.690
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND758.620
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND530.750
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND134.200
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND292.790
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,014.110
|
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.980
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.610
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND93.480
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.950
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND134.690
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND167.280
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND278.990
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND239.720
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
|
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