Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 99.3% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 81.4% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.820
|
$6.91
TRY239.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.330
|
$6.91
TRY239.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.970
|
$1.17
TRY40.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.42
TRY14.67
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.02
TRY35.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.450
|
$4.97
TRY172.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.590
|
$3.15
TRY109.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
$1.40
TRY48.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.420
|
$2.40
TRY83.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.410
|
$0.37
TRY12.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.180
|
$0.87
TRY30.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.510
|
$0.42
TRY14.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.940
|
$0.51
TRY17.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.21
TRY7.38
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.400
|
$4.40
TRY152.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.200
|
$19.27
TRY668.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND111,938.460
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,554,465.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.280
|
$6.29
TRY218.25
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.270
|
$11.31
TRY392.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND606.950
|
$442.81
TRY15,358.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND408.450
|
$336.49
TRY11,670.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND102.920
|
$44.46
TRY1,542.10
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND247.820
|
$408.60
TRY14,171.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,854.970
|
$6,892.93
TRY239,066.68
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.300
|
$2.54
TRY88.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.540
|
$2.62
TRY90.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.110
|
$1.91
TRY66.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND84.880
|
$36.34
TRY1,260.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.810
|
$5.10
TRY176.91
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND114.700
|
$42.74
TRY1,482.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND159.580
|
$40.74
TRY1,413.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND282.980
|
$88.38
TRY3,065.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND208.070
|
$74.39
TRY2,580.03
|
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