Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 64.0% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Washington, you would:
pay 79.4% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$2.31
TND7.210
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$3.46
TND10.790
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$0.54
TND1.670
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$0.25
TND0.770
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$0.18
TND0.560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$4.31
TND13.420
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$1.72
TND5.350
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$1.09
TND3.410
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$1.86
TND5.810
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.63
TND1.960
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.83
TND2.590
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.33
TND1.030
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.22
TND0.680
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$2.72
TND8.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$10.84
TND33.780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$27,518.48
TND85,713.200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$2.62
TND8.170
|
|
pay 82.1% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$19.59
TND61.020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$167.41
TND521.450
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$128.64
TND400.670
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$29.75
TND92.660
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$61.08
TND190.260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$2,342.76
TND7,297.110
|
|
pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$1.22
TND3.800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$0.77
TND2.410
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$2.74
TND8.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$25.01
TND77.890
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$4.59
TND14.280
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$37.90
TND118.060
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$43.96
TND136.930
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$88.95
TND277.070
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$57.48
TND179.030
|
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