Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 4.4 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$21.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
$9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.560
|
$5.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$1.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.140
|
$45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
$24,299.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.250
|
$15.95
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
$66.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.010
|
$1,120.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.950
|
$959.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
$125.89
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.290
|
$613.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
$9,660.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
$7.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.720
|
$33.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.430
|
$11.54
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
$43.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
$41.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
$83.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.940
|
$97.50
|
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