Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 0.1% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$2.31
TND7.290
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$3.46
TND10.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$4.31
TND13.560
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$1.72
TND5.410
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$1.86
TND5.870
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.83
TND2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$2.72
TND8.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$10.84
TND34.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$27,518.48
TND86,628.190
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$2.62
TND8.250
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
Turkey
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$19.59
TND61.670
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$167.41
TND527.010
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$128.64
TND404.950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$29.75
TND93.650
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$61.08
TND192.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$2,342.76
TND7,375.010
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$2.74
TND8.620
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$25.01
TND78.720
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$4.59
TND14.430
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$37.90
TND119.320
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$43.96
TND138.400
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$88.95
TND280.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$57.48
TND180.940
|
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