Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 21.6% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$2.95
TND9.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.29
TND0.930
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$4.81
TND15.130
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$1.89
TND5.950
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$1.46
TND4.590
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.36
TND7.440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.79
TND2.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$1.14
TND3.580
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.41
TND1.290
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.29
TND0.910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$2.84
TND8.930
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$14.77
TND46.420
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$39,376.54
TND123,799.840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$2.92
TND9.180
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Turkey
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$21.41
TND67.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$235.62
TND740.800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$181.65
TND571.100
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$40.41
TND127.060
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$95.35
TND299.790
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$3,006.51
TND9,452.480
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$1.64
TND5.160
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$0.82
TND2.580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$3.28
TND10.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$28.70
TND90.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$4.92
TND15.470
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$45.18
TND142.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$47.96
TND150.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$97.79
TND307.440
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$72.02
TND226.420
|
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