Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.8 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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