Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 3.2 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.240
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.840
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.680
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.480
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.380
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.430
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.830
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.970
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.600
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.030
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.520
|
$5.96
€5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND33.940
|
$44.14
€40.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,132.860
|
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.210
|
$20.75
€19.27
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.320
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND524.000
|
$765.75
€711.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND402.630
|
$572.23
€531.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.110
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND191.190
|
$327.88
€304.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,332.840
|
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.810
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$3.41
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.570
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.270
|
$52.35
€48.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.350
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND118.640
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND137.600
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND278.420
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND179.910
|
$104.36
€96.91
|
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