Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.4 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.450
|
$15.81
€14.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND12.960
|
$10.17
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.820
|
$2.51
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.810
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.470
|
$2.05
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.360
|
$6.81
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.400
|
$5.59
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.350
|
$3.41
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.200
|
$5.01
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.260
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.760
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.380
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$1.28
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.710
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.340
|
$7.33
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND29.850
|
$38.24
€34.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND106,939.670
|
$26,985.59
€24,572.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND8.930
|
$19.55
€17.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND54.690
|
$29.86
€27.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND641.220
|
$660.64
€601.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND448.810
|
$504.89
€459.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND102.310
|
$158.99
€144.77
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND249.110
|
$519.28
€472.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,172.860
|
$9,615.09
€8,755.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.760
|
$4.97
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.300
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND9.960
|
$6.16
€5.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND82.050
|
$52.41
€47.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.850
|
$9.51
€8.66
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND109.960
|
$76.74
€69.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND156.120
|
$34.05
€31.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND257.480
|
$84.06
€76.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND198.270
|
$115.51
€105.18
|
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