Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.0 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.570
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.760
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.580
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.170
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.260
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.520
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND405.340
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.480
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.800
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.450
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND181.110
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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