Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 4.6 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$16.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
$8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$2.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.560
|
$5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$3.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$1.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.570
|
$3.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.140
|
$50.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
$24,913.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.250
|
$15.36
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
$71.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.010
|
$1,221.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.950
|
$963.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
$139.63
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.290
|
$815.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
$14,364.48
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$4.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
$6.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.720
|
$34.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.430
|
$11.11
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
$42.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
$36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
$82.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.940
|
$126.92
|
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