Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 60.5% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Washington, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$2.95
TND9.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Washington
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$4.81
TND14.990
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$1.89
TND5.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.46
TND4.550
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.36
TND7.370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.79
TND2.460
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.14
TND3.550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Washington
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$2.84
TND8.840
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$14.77
TND45.990
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$39,376.54
TND122,648.070
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$2.92
TND9.100
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$21.41
TND66.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$235.62
TND733.910
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$181.65
TND565.790
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$40.41
TND125.870
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
Washington
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$95.35
TND297.000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$3,006.51
TND9,364.540
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.64
TND5.110
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$0.82
TND2.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.28
TND10.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$28.70
TND89.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$4.92
TND15.330
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Washington
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$45.18
TND140.740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$47.96
TND149.390
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$97.79
TND304.580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$72.02
TND224.310
|
|
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