Cost of living comparison
Sousse is 58.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Sousse instead of United States, you would:
pay 77.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$2.88
TND8.970
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$3.84
TND11.960
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.64
TND1.980
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
United States
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.20
TND0.630
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$4.67
TND14.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$1.84
TND5.740
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.50
TND4.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.15
TND6.680
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.63
TND1.960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.17
TND3.650
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.47
TND1.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.31
TND0.960
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
United States
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.02
TND9.400
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$9.60
TND29.890
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$35,985.61
TND112,095.160
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$2.85
TND8.870
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
United States
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$22.50
TND70.080
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$223.67
TND696.740
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$148.51
TND462.610
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$39.90
TND124.300
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
United States
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$87.96
TND274.010
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$1,919.23
TND5,978.410
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$1.28
TND3.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$0.85
TND2.660
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$23.19
TND72.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.44
TND16.940
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
United States
|
Sousse
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$28.79
TND89.680
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$72.50
TND225.850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$107.96
TND336.290
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$66.11
TND205.920
|
|
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