Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 77.9% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Russia
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in Russia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Russia
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 46.2% more in Russia

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Russia are more expensive than in Tunisia. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Russia.

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Russia vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Tunisia, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.69 TND11.010	$10.83 RUB894.72	+193.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 TND14.740	$6.39 RUB528.16	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TND1.980	$1.16 RUB95.62	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TND0.890	$0.60 RUB49.27	+100.6%
Average			+101.6%

Tunisia vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.23 TND0.690	$0.77 RUB63.38	+233.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.56 TND16.620	$5.51 RUB455.14	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.80 TND5.390	$4.39 RUB362.53	+143.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 TND4.700	$1.57 RUB129.78	-0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.550	$2.44 RUB201.91	-3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TND2.730	$0.84 RUB69.40	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.63 TND4.860	$0.80 RUB66.30	-50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.590	$0.81 RUB67.22	+52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TND1.020	$1.33 RUB109.55	+286.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 TND1.010	$0.35 RUB29.18	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.910	$0.28 RUB23.52	-6.5%
Average			+31.5%

Tunisia vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.13 TND9.360	$3.08 RUB254.77	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.80 TND32.280	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	+123.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,447.81 TND112K	$32,081.81 RUB3M	-14.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 TND8.970	$5.45 RUB450.28	+81.5%
Average			+23.2%

Tunisia vs. Russia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Tunisia	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.04 TND56.890	$8.47 RUB700.03	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.88 TND585.220	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	+153.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$138.42 TND413.570	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	+142.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.74 TND112.770	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	+144.5%
Average			+127.0%

Tunisia vs. Russia - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Tunisia	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$76.01 TND227.100	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	+429.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.52 TND7,769.510	$9,958.40 RUB823K	+282.9%
Average			+350.4%

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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 TND4.450	$2.06 RUB170.10	+38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.98 TND2.920	$2.73 RUB225.71	+179.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.540	$2.85 RUB235.62	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.97 TND80.570	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	+38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 TND14.700	$6.26 RUB517.18	+27.2%
Average			+47.8%

Tunisia vs. Russia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.2% more for clothing

	Tunisia	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.70 TND121.590	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+105.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.12 TND152.730	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.52 TND267.470	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17 TND227.580	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	+46.3%
Average			+46.2%

Tunisia vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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