Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 4.2 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.130
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.210
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.830
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND14.880
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.850
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.510
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.310
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.440
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.520
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.270
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.890
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.820
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.730
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.770
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND45.640
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND121,712.880
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.030
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND66.170
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND728.310
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND561.480
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND124.910
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND294.740
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,293.140
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.070
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.540
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.140
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND88.720
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.210
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND139.670
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND148.250
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND302.250
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND222.600
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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